Religion does seem to attract fanatics and unbalanced people.
Something must be lacking in their lives that they need this crutch to lean on .
Now I don’t wish to offend good people who truly believe and who live their lives harmlessly according to their principles.

Indeed as someone else pointed out another thread
Jesus ‘s Sermon on the Mount is basically a guide line for living a good life .
But you don’t have to subscribe to any particular religion in order to do that .

Belief is a private thing there is no need to go and shout it from the rooftops ,impose it on others or murder people in the name of God .

Hermeneutics.

Indeed. Good word that