Discussion about religion

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My 2 cents on religionz:

First off, I'm an Atheist. Here are my problems with Christianity in specific:
-Very "pick and choose"-y about what to follow in the Bible, some rules are followed, others completely disregarded (regardless of which testament it's from).
-Openly promotes violence, killing, slavery & bigotry.
-Some say that Bible shouldn't be taken literally, yet contradict themselves by taking parts literally/quoting verses (usually for the sake of argument, which I'm sure there will be later in this thread).
-Many claim it is simply moral guide, but I 100% disagree. To me there is no morality, but simply a punishment/reward system; do good, go to Heaven, do wrong, go to Hell. Having good morals has nothing to do with Religion.

Some Random Quotes:
(The quotes are off the top of my head, they might be a bit off)

-"Bad people will do bad things, and good people will do good things. But, with the help of religion, good people can do bad things as well."

-"If God told you to kill your family and you didn't, I think (to some degree) you are an Atheist."