Helping for NO reason?

I feel bad...but maybe I did the right thing in expressing my feelings....I mean, what is the worst that can happen, right?

I wrote the following to the folks at www.urbanconnection.com on the comments section of the "About Us" page:

"I found your site looking up aquaponics. Ironically, we have the same mission…only you all have made many more steps than I and my group have and we don’t intend to do it the way you are.

I know that we must be able to learn from the success of others…and in that spirit, I am glad you have had success.

I am writing you now, however, to express a conflict that I have…and clearly…this is MY problem…but I thought perhaps my point of view may make sense to you…so here it goes.

I have serious issues with organized religion of any sort. I feel it is the number one reason employed by those who oppress us (and yes, there are real, tangible forces that wish to enslave us) to divide us so that we are more easily conquered. I understand that the Catholic claim to being the “spokesperson for Christ” was a governance tool…and I guess one MIGHT say that the ends justified the means….but I look around at the world and CLEARLY this is not so. In the face of serious population issues and womens rights violations, they have been a prohibitive force on logical solutions. I understand that not all Christians are aware that their bible comes from the Vatican’s basement…but knowing that is so…and that the UN itself has granted them claim over any document in anyway connected with Christ by mention…means that any form of biblical referencing does so with their blessing.

Now I feel terrible right now…what kind of audacity could I possibly possess to question people doing great things for the love of humanity? The thing is this…I feel that leading people away from the true nature of God and our cumulative consciousness by tying it to this long history of tyrannical behaviors for the sake of power is granting these men…who have stolen our rights to God…merit.

Just for fun…why not a woman for pope? You want to speak to “God” on behalf of all life on Earth? Why not a woman who knows what it is like to create a couple herself? Perhaps 10 of them…so she knows what each one costs.

My point is just that though I think it is beautiful what you are doing….even if it is benign and a true attempt at helping people…is it really help to mislead people as to the true power of taking responsibility and that WE are all part of the cumulative that is “God” and we create our own reality with what we envision?

I ask you to consider how truly powerful it would be to do the same thing for love and nothing more…is it really so far off from the truth? Is it blasphemous to see God as love…and just leave it at that? Why does it have to fill the hopper with people now primed to carry out political agendas with religion to back it up? Why can’t we just do what is right by each other? Why do people need a religion to find God??? And who says these Christ followers (for which many of us honestly don’t think he existed with some compelling evidence to back it up) have the market on God?

It disturbs me to see people handed religion before reason…or any sort of real education. Especially desperate people in vulnerable states of being.

Thank you for what you are doing. I hope you are sure about why. Peace and love to you despite my personal issues."

So...there it is.  I was all bent out of shape that a friend of mine from my high school days is a crazy born again that has issues with understanding how science works.  So sad.  I just can't take arguing with someone I'd first have to educate!  God love him.