Are we aliens?

Has everything had a name since the beginning of time? Obviously not. Meaning that things like Religions were divided after the battle lines were drawn, so to speak, regarding opinions on what flavor of belief one subscribes to. Furthermore, now we get into a theological discussion wherein a distinct separation must be made, specifically in terms of religion vs. faith, which are two very different things.

Think of it this way, and since you used christianity, I guess I will too.

Religion is, for lack of a better term, the 'DMV' of faith.

What do I mean? I mean that having one's liscense has nothing to do with ones ability to drive, but, given our society, there are a certain set of repercussions incurred when on decides not to pursue 'conventional' methods of getting their license (Pursuing God) they are still fully able to drive, but now must do so often in contradiction to the licensing organization (DMV, "Church")

Now, I know that this isn't the most accurate description, but there's not really a good way to draw the separation, and there is a separation, as far as this is concerned.

Religion is an in institution of man, meaning that it is every bit as flawed as government, and society as a whole. More often than not, religion, and the deity, and/or core principle(s) of the religion are lumped together, and resultantly, any negative experiences that one has within the construct of a religion, reflect upon the deity and/or principle of a religion, and the typical response becomes this: If there is a church official (Priest, Pastor, so on) who fails to exemplify the principles of their religion, this is not a reflection upon their god. It is a testament to the fact that religion is a societal construct, comprised of a hierarchy of people who are no less human than you and I. Meaning that if someone comes across as somewhat disagreeable, or just an outright jerk, that they are in no way a reflection upon God, even though some would often like to think so. This is also exemplified in recent events in the catholic church. I do not believe that these people are 'appointed by God', but I do believe that they want to devote their life to finding out what they can about him. They do so, however by adhering to the regulations of a man made institution, which some have, apparently, been unable to do.

Um...No. For one, you do not find such items in every church. Furthermore, the items to which you are referring are icons, rather than idols. The difference is that an icon is a symbol of a person. An idol is an arbitrary image, which is not a symbol of an actual thing, but rather an embodiment of a belief or principle, and not a remembrance of an actual person.

In regard to your other argument regarding the potential that jesus was in some way either allied and/or in fact one with satan, the only answer I can give is...no. Just...no

I mean, the argument you've made quite simply doesn't make any sense. There's too many biblical contradictions and holes in your argument to really even discuss that.

So, to answer the above, Religion is not necessarily right. There is no flavor of christianity that is more right than the other, but there are some that are better equipped to answer your questions by encouraging you to seek your own. If one seeks only to learn as much about religion as is preached by the same person, from the same pulpit, then yes, it becomes harder and harder to put any stock in religion.

Now, on a more personal note, for one who claims not to believe in religion, you seem to know more than one who has absolutely no interest in it. I'm going to assume that you're one of the many who was dragged to church every sunday by their mothers, and while there you were either bored out of your mind, or faced some nature of condemnation for a given activity, or saw blatant hypocrisy on a daily basis, depending who it was that you would see outside of church. All I can say to that is that yes, that is religion. Religion isn't God. Religion is an attempt at setting up a system, or establishing a process whereby we can understand/know God. It is not the best way, but it's a start, and an attempt. In order to better understand it's good aspects, you must seek your own understanding of what it is you believe.

Again, this is just not true. Case in point, my church does not have such an item in it. Furthermore, as I said above, the crucifix is an icon, not an idol. If you were familiar with Byzantine art, which was in many respects the cradle of christianity, there was no worship of the items themselves, and the power held therein, but they stood as symbols of God, and the principles of the bible.

According to the bible, Mary was pregnant with Jesus before her wedding to Joseph, which meant, to everyone else, that she was not a virgin, and that Joseph and her had allegedly sinned, though, once again biblically they had not.

Given the regulations of jewish society, she ran the risk of being completely blacklisted from every facet of society, for bearing a child out of wedlock.

In regard, once again to the notion that the bible is all a lie perpetuated by satan, your argument itself contradicts itself, in that you don't clarify which side you're on. Do you believe that there is a God? Furthermore, you acknowledge that there is apparently a devil. Now, if there is a devil, why is there not also a God? Furthermore, why is the only option that you see, rather than the bible being a work of fiction, is that, as you say, it's a lie perpetuated by the devil.

Once again, we come to the same argument, I do not agree with many of the regulations of religion, but I do agree with the regulations set forth in the bible. Also, as I said before, if you have become jaded with religion, then seek the answers that religion has failed to provide you by seeking them through your own study of the bible.