Religion

Ah, that which seeks to give those poor souls hope that do believe in such nonsense is useless in today's time of rationality and science. Yes, there are many a smart man who do believe in the existence of a god or the supreme christian God, but they seem to me to lack a certain function in their minds. Those are the men and women who have not let their beliefs of such imaginary beings go. They encourage the belief in Santa Claus, who is only a model for consumerism, but who provides almost sacrilege in turning the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth into a consumer holiday. It lacks logic.
We have all of these political leaders in America who are dedicated to the worship of one messenger of God or another, and so many of these people use their religion to sway their own decisions which are completely unrelated to the sublet matter of their position. It confounds me that one in America sees so many ultra-conservative religious fanatics protesting against abortion and gay marriage. But really, what is it to them. Oh, they value the human life, that's why they don't want other people to get an abortion; yet they support a war on who knows what that kills thousands of innocent lives, and many who are very young. And I will never understand the fear that these people have against two people of the same sex getting married. How does their marriage affect the sanctity of yours in any way, shape, or form??? IT DOESN'T!!!!
I can understand why so many people believe in god and the afterlife and whatnot, it's a good thing to hope for when there's nothing left in your life. Religion was in the first, I imagine, only invented because the people of earlier ages needed a method to explain the natural events that influenced their lives, but do we really need to keep on believing in fairy tales when we have real, proven ways that explain all the phenomena that occur on earth?
I respect all folks, but I wish the religious fanatics would quit trying to make me believe in something that's not logically conceivable? Thanks, but no thanks.