Clears throat, then says it loudly for those praying in the back of the room.
@georgetakei Religion, at its best and most pure, frees people from thinking they are the center of the universe.

@dubiago

In practice, it does exactly the opposite.

@jcutting If done poorly...and, yes, plenty of examples of that...but, that's humanity for you.
@dubiago @georgetakei I would be interested in learning about an example of this actually occurring during the course of human history.
@johnscalise @georgetakei You don't have to look much further than the original disciples, themselves. Horribly flawed...one of them betrayed Christ, one denied knowing him. In the end, the denier became first Pope. Humanity is horrible, yet when we embrace Him we may find his Grace.