ON RELIGIOUS BELIEF

1. I believe if you carry a gun and assume yourself a Christian, you are wrong in your assumption.
2. I believe if you think capital punishment is merited for certain crimes and call yourself a Christian, stop referring to yourself as a Christian, you are not.
3. Most people I have met in the United States who call themselves Christians are really “Godians” or “Old Testamentians,” i.e. they follow the Old Testament, not Christ.
4. I believe Pope Francis should immediately beatify Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy.  Each sacrificed their lives for their fellow man and each forgave their trespassers.  Those should be the two required miracles in this day of selfishness.  This list could be longer.  You do not have to be a Roman Catholic to be a Saint.  Who do you believe belongs on this list?
5. If you profess Islam and claim to be a Muslim in faith, and you believe in holy war, then you are not a Muslim.  Jihad is a struggle of faith, not a war against non-Muslims.
6. If your country’s laws are based on religion, your nation is a theocracy not a democracy.
7. If you think your god is right and the other gods are wrong, you are a bigot.
8. If you think the earth is only a few thousand years old because you use the Old Testament as your calendar, you are uneducated.
9. If you pray for guidance vs. ask your friends and neighbors for guidance, you will get nowhere.
10. If your religion tells you to let members of your family die rather than let a doctor help them, you are a potential murderer.