hate the sin, love the sinner

[abaris]

But you can not see it, because rather than seek God first you use the things religion has done as an excuse to avoid Him

And in that you're wrong. At least in my case. I never blamed religion, any religion, for the bad that has been done in it's name. I blame certain people calling themselves religious an only act on the vile parts of what is written. That there is a fundamental contradiction in all the books allowing for bad as well as good people to draw from them is out of the question for me.