Elton John's remarks on religion may piss a lot of people off, but I ain't mad at him. Then again, I don't have much use for organized religion at this point in my life, any more than I would for a so-called friend who either consistently abused and/or insulted me. And when it comes to "escalating to World War Three," from the perspective of a non-believer, it's clearly religious conflict that's fueling it, and fanatical religious believers that are driving the bus over a cliff. Whether it's the Israel/Palestine conflict, Islamic fundamentalist, or "Rapture Ready" U.S. evangelicals who see was in the Middle East as the prelude to their meeting with Jesus, and who have some influence on foreign policy.

Sure. Tell me about the good religion does. But then toss in the above, along with the Crusades, the Inquisition, and countless lives harmed by the use of faith as a weapon, and how much worse off could be we without religion?

Clever clip title, T.