My gut feeling is that if there is indeed a God he is nothing like the religious controllers portray him.

Two things runner, You falsely accuse me as usual, when you accuse me and indeed every clear unbiased commentator posting here. And I unlike you do not cherry pick history to make a case against organised religion

. Whereas you without fail do the very opposite and cherry pick from those books that agree with your fundamentally flawed fanatism. You need to understand at least one thing, that the most vociferous condemnation of homosexuals has almost always come from closet homosexuals, unable to come to terms with their true feelings and their inculcated religious belief.

And butch it up at every opportunity, even as they try to micromanage almost everything, just like the control freaks that believe they have divine authority?

One need only go to Munich and their biggest best-stocked museum to find the oldest known Bible to see just how different Today's officially accepted versions are. And almost as if they were two different books that contradict each other?

Moreover, the first council of Nicosia presided over by pagan sun worshipper Constantine, decided which books and which then pagan rituals would be included in Constantine's Chruch. Decided to leave out a number of books esoteric Christian held to be true.

It was Constantine who decided who would be the bishop of Rome and the Bishop of Contanople. And only baptised on his deathbed, beyond which the Christian Chruch ripped itself apart as the two factions fought each other for hearts and minds

. With orthodoxy claiming the lest revised holy books/text/teachings

Runner, you need to take a good long hard look at your hate filled self and stop burying your head and judging other folks by your own abysmally flawed, personal, ignorance personified, standards.
Alan B.

God can have value for culture.

Well, this is deep thinking stuff. A killer could be doing society a huge favour too. Would that make him a hero or a criminal ?

'Most of all though why does he tolerate so much misery & hypocrisy in his name ?'

Individual you raise numerous questions and conclude with. Because you and I would of been dead a long time ago if His mercy did not triump over judgement. You actually sound at least as self righteous as any religious person I have come across. What is your excuse?

I use the word Christophobe because many erroneously in their ignorance label all 'religions' the same. It is a dumb lazy conclusion usually parroted by Christophobes. To compare the Lord Jesus Christ with Mohammed, Buddha or any one of the million gods is ridiculous.

'Runner, you need to take a good long hard look at your hate filled self and stop burying your head and judging other folks by your own abysmally flawed, personal, ignorance personified, standards.
Alan B.'

thanks for the advice Alan