RELIGION there is so much in practice that more than meets the eye. the competition to be better and be Godlier almost always fouls up the skin of any religious faith. although each will have deep foundations, it is when the "trying to outdo" another faith that one gets scratched and then beaten to bleed. that is also the time that we tend to say, "all we need is faith in One True God". we get frustrated by the religiosity's imperfection, by its executioners. as for me, i can never renounce my Catholic Faith, but seeing the outside of my Church teaches me that i am dealing with HIS 'soldiers', i can then freely choose to hold on to my hope, my faith either, alone, with my league, lonely, happily and any which way of my choosing... and except for the time that i needed to go, my faith is within me and untouchable by anybody.