All religions are based on books written way after the passing away of the saint. These books are based on a set of rules - do's and dont's - when we have this kind of a set up it is asking to be exploited by those who become patrons of that particular religion. Be it the priests, mullahs, pandits, etc. - they control the narrative and set it up to garner funds which are used for propagation and coversion of 'non-believers'. Fear is the key - if you are not christian or muslim or jew - you are heathen and are not fit to live - all major wars were fought for the domination of religion! The religion of human beings is humanity - all the others can be defined as methods of worship. If you do not have humanity and compassion then you need to ask yourself - what am I?