What Would Jesus Do?

I saw a bumper sticker today that read "One man can make a difference. Jesus did."

O.K. exactly how did Jesus make a difference? A positive one I mean? I happen to be very much against organized religion, finding it to be extremely divisive and giving people free rein to be as bigoted as they like in the name of God. I'm disgusted by people who look down on others and use religion as a reason. I'm pretty sure that it doesn't say anywhere in the bible that going to church and thumbing through this book gives you the right to place yourself up on some sort of self-righteous pedestal. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's the opposite and that God or Jesus or whatever it is you want to believe in would be pretty offended that you think you are good enough to do his work for him. I find it hard to believe that Jesus would hate homosexuals, but many supposed Christians would have you believe just that. I thought that it was human nature to err, but I guess forgiveness and tolerance are words only and don't have any place in the real world as far as the average Christian is concerned.

I believe in spirituality. I think that you reap what you sow as it were. If you put good things out, you are bound to get good things back. These good things don't include humiliating women outside of abortion clinics or condemning homosexuals to hellfire. They also don't include making other people feel shameful for their choices in life. I can't understand how anyone who proclaims to be religious can do any of the things I've mentioned and feel good about themselves. I think religion tends to attract people who feel bad about themselves and their own choices, because it seems to be human nature to build ourselves up by knocking someone else down.

What would Jesus do? It's hard to say, but I don't think he'd feel very good about the things that go on in the world in his name. Jesus is not an alibi for bad behaviour. Hate is not spiritual. And I will remain steadfastly non-religious as a result.