[The_Hitman]

Power is the route of all evil.

Religion has created power in the past but that no longer holds credibility in this day and age, least of all in Western society. You could argue that societies such as in the Middle East are still controlled by religion, but it would have to be argued that they are not as civilised or evolved as other societies if they maintain their stance against things such as Darwin's theory of evolution and many other scientific theories which prove many of their beliefs to be 'dated' at best.

As it stands, the worlds power is reliant on artillery and economy, which is where we come to the Western capitalist societies. In case it has been forgotten, this country is currently involved in an unjust war in the Middle East, for no better reason than to support the USA, who in turn, have no good reason to speak of for their occupation of certain territories, leaving many to speculate on how sinister their intentions could really be.

The modern power is money. The modern evil is capitalism. Unfortunately, on September 11th 2001, capitalism was victimised on a horrific worldwide scale, leaving the world dumb-founded and sympathetic to the cause.

If anything, religion could well be a source of salvation. Again.