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These books and religions clearly state you must follow their rules and philosophies or you will burn in eternal damnation.
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this is untrue, at least as far as I am concerned, I am a Lutheran, what we are taught is that we will get into heaven as long as we A. believe in god B. believe in jesus C. ask for forgiveness for our sins D. forgive the people who have done wrong against us.
it sounds to me like you have a very basic and sensationalized grasp on exactly what religion is and how it works
also, it should be stated that religion and believing in god are TOTALLY different things, I know lots of people who dont believe in religion but do believe in god, its kind of like saying because you dont like McDonalds you must not like hamburgers period - religion and churches are man made institutions and are as susceptible to greed and corruption as any business or organization.