India, June 24 -- Religion is generally understood as a vertical relationship with the deity, and inspired by it, a horizontal relation with the rest of humanity and also the universe.
People may resort to religion or religious practices just to do obeisance to that Super Being. Many others worship him or her for seeking favours for oneself, one's family or others. These may be innocent acts in so far as they are well intentioned.
But, the trouble starts when people use religion as a tool for selfish needs. It could be to propagate one's ideology of a particular group, caste or community. Some use religion or call upon deities to invoke curses on others. Some do it to impress upon others that they are more religious than others. Many do i...