Religion!!!!Is It Relevant???

Religion is a big and heavy word. When we say religion, when we talk about religion, when we preach we believe it cleanses our soul or atleast it is what it's supposed to do. Religion unites people.Religion gives power.
Now time for some harsh words. God if you do exist, i've heard you are merciful one.
Yes religion unites people , but against whom , no doubt against people of another religion. Religious hatred has given the world the longest lasting war ever : the Crusade(some people call it 'Holy' crusade). Religious fanatics waged war throughout the history of mankind...........still today.The world has seen religious extremism of christian europian countries in the middle ages, and its experiencing muslim fundamentalism still now. Yes we have developed from outside but from inside we are still fanatic stone-age barbarian. Religion makes us a flock of sheep or maybe at times a flock of raging bull, and people are exploited to destroy each other only for the gain or simple whim of a few.
I know what you people are thinking of...these are examples of fanatic fundamentalists who no doubt are to be blamed rather than the religoin itself.........But the point of writing this blog is as a human being we must change...we cannot resist a change no matter how much we try. Once our ancestors ate raw meat and sometimes even each other. But we learned to be social and perhaps we are learning everyday. Religion has evolved too. Once it was a sin punishable to death to say the earth goes around the sun, as it was anti-bible. the stern and to me utter meaningless ritual and customs of every religion worldwide are evolving to cope up with the evolving modern mind of today's people......And who knows perhaps one fine day people won't be divided into different races, colours and religoin......and the so called age old customs will be left behind.
What I believe is that the aim of every religion is to make people rational and with this came the disciplines and customs. Rationality doesn't come with religion only , especially in world of today and religoin can make people irrational too.......as we see today. Only time will decide whether religion will win the war against its misconceptions and misinterpretations........if it wins its OK....if it doesn't I believe it has to go just like the many age old practices and rituals that have died with time.