> In my view, our purest purpose is to be happy and help others achieve happiness. Good things drive that. There is nothing in life and/or religion that is abo

> In my view, our purest purpose is to be happy and help others achieve happiness. Good things drive that. There is nothing in life and/or religion that is above that purpose. It IS the purpose, the ONLY purpose, or the person cannot claim to be acting within a form of God's religion. There are many forms of God's religion, and each person has the complete freedom to connect with God however they like; that is between them and God, periodt! It does not matter what a person says, if they are not moving towards universal compassion and its necessary movement towards ALL others' happiness, they're just another pack animal in human clothing and capability. We are one human race, under one Creator who goes by many Names, within one fundamental moral compass heading of complete devotion to love for ALL human beings, including ourselves as well. > In this context, an actively benevolent deity should naturally be drawn into lives. A disconnected or antagonistic deity would not. God never compelling religion is due to It completely honoring our freedom to ignore Its presense or helpful direction on how to become better people; that is why our free will is both our most valuable capability and our most serious responsibility. That responsibility is demonstrated by the karmic results of our use of this life to either be selfishly callous about our fellow human beings' well-being, or compassionately active in helping increase their happiness. This why dictators are NEVER happy, though they usually have all the pleasures they can desire. Congradulations, Sir/Madam! You understand the complete purpose of religion and, therefore, LIFE! We each have our own relationship to our Creator that we must maintain and strengthen over our lifetime, and our personal happiness is the universe's feedback mechanism of inner peace that indicates what kindof crop our karma is growing. I am at your service; you have brought me great happiness today! Thank you. "But there's still time to change the road you're on." --Stairway To Heaven