This is not a thread about "My religion is the best, you are going to hell...", but to expose your personal views about religion, God And ethics - not necessary to include all of the three in it.
I will begin with my example:
Religion for me is about doing the best you can for the ones in need, because if you read religious books, all of them, be it monotheistic, be it polytheistic, be it whatever, there is a single rule equal to all of them. In fact, this rule is so common that I believe to be some kind of universal principle: "Love each other as you love yourself". The rest, in my point of view, is cultural.
Based on that, God don't care about if you pray to him/her/it, how many times per day, in what direction or in what position. He/she/it don't care what kind of clothing you use. He/she/it don't care about what you eat. He/she/it don't care about what is your sex or sexuality. He/she/it don't care about temples and sacrifices, fasting, what caste you are born or if you will try to search for illumination. Because God don't have religion - he/she/it is energy. To understand my point of view, there is a phrase I like to use: "God is the force that are in everything, binds everything, keeps the universe together and it's greatest expression is life". So, no I don't like instutionalized religion (Catholic church and others of the same style of organization) but I believe that atheists have a better moral compass then religious people, because a religious person will do good or to escape hell/place of condemnation/reincarnation in a lesser state, or to go to heaven (what ever it is)/transcendence/enlightment, while a atheist will do good for the sake of helping a fellow human being, without reward.
So resuming: religious books and laws suck, love each other, help for the sake of helping.
Your turn.
