Hate the belief, not the believer

[Brian37]

In all honesty, it depends on the believer.

I dislike religions, in particular the Abrahamic ones. I also prefer to judge people on an individual basis.

There are some believers who are really great people. Then there are believers who are just so arrogant, so dishonest, so vile that I loathe them.

Would they be vile and dishonest without their religion? probably.

But would they still be so fucking arrogant without it? In many cases I've encountered, probably not.

Unfortunately religion as a human invented construct, it isn't set up to value the individual very well. At best the "be kind" motif it sells is dependent on the minorities to know their place. But the gods of Abraham most certainly do not define our modern pluralistic societies. At best the this god "allows" a puppet government but is still the final lawgiver. You cannot impeach this god, or vote him out of office and elect another god. And while you can grovel in prayer to such a being it is still his whim as to what favor if any he gives you. You have no say in how the game is set up nor does he need your consent in the rules or final outcome.

That does not change my agreement that the individual is what the priority is as to how I asses my judgment of them. This is merely an indictment of the idea that religion is a good way to view others.