As I researched my personal history, I became angry at the theft of my ancestral cultures. Incredible treasures of folklore, art and rituals lost to the new religions. Christ was not born on December 25th. Christmas trees, wreaths, Yule logs and doves all came from the Germanic pagan traditions. Easter eggs and the Easter bunny slide fertility symbolism into the fray.
Organized religion is a power structure that uses fear to maintain control.
I don't need a building to hear the voice of God. I don't need a membership card or a donation commitment to fund the world's largest art collection. It is too easy to blame bad things on a boogie man. I believe that we all follow our own path through the journey of life. The best we can do is to protect the Earth, do harm to no one and try to make the world a better home for all of us.