Why Man Created Religion

The 10 commandments of Moses are the same rules all societies have always followed, we didn't need a deity to inform us of any of these rules for living in a community.  Religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods.  Every society has created its own religion.  It started out as around-the-campfire mysticism to explain the natural world, and evolved into organised religion from certain people using it as a tool of power.  It's due to the fact that people need to feel there is more than this reality and they can't accept that they don't know.  It's too mysterious and scary for them to deal with it well.  Basically, it's fear.  This fear has been utilized by Imans and Clerics and Priests and ministers and so on to say, "If you don't do what I say, you are going to be severely punished."  The Priests and ministers use the threat of Hell, the Muslims, "you don't get any virgins when you die," to the Buddhists, you have to face sansara.  The Christians and Muslims, however, seem to be particularly consumed and preoccupied with what is normal sexuality.  If one feels that he must belong to a religion for whatever reason, he should realize that it is all man made, and not take it literally.  MOST Christians, do, in my opinion from observation, take their Christianity with a grain of salt.  Some of the people  think I'm a liberal because of my views on certain subjects, the fact is I am on both ends of the political spectrum and in the middle, wherever the facts are that's where I want to be.  I have respect and praise for Christians that actively help the poor or oppose oppressive governments, I just don't feel that they need to utilize or interpret myths to support their kindness or good works.  In addition, much of the conservative Christians views are harmful when they essentially criminalize or stigmatize normal modes of behavior.