Edited sentence: Due to the variation in degrees of piousness religion can justify anything from giving to the poor to killing medical professionals who choose to perform abortions.However, in contemporary society it important to note the more functional application of the term ‘religion’, which is the equivalent to ‘soap box’; In a historical context religion has been used as a means to control the population, yet as it progresses into the future it is used more as a platform to justify narcissism and self-righteousness with God.Many very spiritual people still exist in modern society, however, they usually must succumb to the verbal harassment by those who use religion like platform shoes, to make them look like bigger people in the face of people superior to them intellectually.Since the context of religion has changed so radically from its roots, many followers of the major deities use it sparingly, choosing to apply their faith only during major holidays, heated debates and preaching without the actual commitment to god