I ask questions because I need to more clearly understand how you define things. Sometimes I need more context to understand your perspective....a lot of times context is everything.
ok here you go
i grew up in a very religious family
i believed in god
i went out into the world and saw what man was capable of
i questioned my religion and was basically told
god was responsible for all the good things
and all of the bad things were down to god allowing us free will
the catholic church systematically abusing children
and covering it up including the pope was the final straw
if god is benevolent enough to allow evil in its purest form
which is how i regard pedophillia
then how can he dam souls for eternity after the fact
does that help the innocent children
the contradictions in religion dont stack up
people that dont have enough inner strength to face the world
or enough strength to accept that when you die thats it
turn to religion as a comfort blanket