A but I said every movement started out with the intent of helping. Not every movement is an epic, or destined to become a religion. And the movenment may or may not be about the common man, but it is to help others with a percieved issue. Then somewhere along the line, some knothead grabs the lead and makes it into all about him, and runs off with the harvest of power before you realise what is happneing.

Good is a subjective term. To some, life is not good, to others it is priceless. For some folks, if it (the religion) keeps them off the streets and away from other people than it can be good. They need someone to go and find 'salvation'. They can blame it on a soulless devil that wouldn't know them from Adam (of thier thier religion) if it stumbled across them. This helps them get along with thier live, because the can't blame themselves. It would be like watching a brainless animal chase its own tail. In fact, come to thing of it, it is like a watching a brainless animal chase it's own tail in a circle.

I never could understand that stupid prayer, "satan get the behind me", cause that sure as Hell isn't the place I would like to have the prince of Evil standing, behind me......

But if provides solace to the minions, then it serves it function, good or bad. I think Good when the minions are happy and ready to go to war....