RELIGION IS OPIUM FOR THE PEOPLE.

"Religion is the opium of the people" is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of German economist Karl Marx and i truly believe in it.

The foundation of irreligious criticism is: Man makes religion, religion does not make man. Religion is, indeed, the self-consciousness and self-esteem of man who has either not yet won through to himself, or has already lost himself again.

Vladimir Lenin, speaking of religion in clearly alluded to Marx's earlier comments (emphasis added):

Religion is one of the forms of spiritual oppression which everywhere weighs down heavily upon the masses of the people, over burdened by their perpetual work for others, by want and isolation. Impotence of the exploited classes in their struggle against the exploiters just as inevitably gives rise to the belief in a better life after death as impotence of the savage in his battle with nature gives rise to belief in gods, devils, miracles, and the like. Those who toil and live in want all their lives are taught by religion to be submissive and patient while here on earth, and to take comfort in the hope of a heavenly reward. But those who live by the labour of others are taught by religion to practice charity while on earth, thus offering them a very cheap way of justifying their entire existence as exploiters and selling them at a moderate price tickets to well-being in heaven. Religion is opium for the people. Religion is a sort of spiritual booze, in which the slaves of capital drown their human image, their demand for a life more or less worthy of man.

Most of the war is fought on the basis of religion and all the communal riots happening in our country is also in the name of religion. I think India is the only country in the world where there are different civil and marriage law's.Why we can't we have a COMMON CIVIL CODE for every citizen so nobody can take advantage of religious laws.For instance a Hindu convert to Islam so he can get married to four wives.In Muslim sharia law there is no equality of gender in property rights.
In every religion we find hardliners and liberals. In.In Christianity you have catholic s & Protestants,In Muslims you have Shia's & Sunni's,In Hindus there are various castes and they all fight in the name of religion.
Actually in Vedas there is no mention of any God.They used to worship the nature likeWater,Fire,Air,Earth & Atmosphere because you can not live without it and our body is made of these five elements ( Panchtatva )
Later on religious leaders and politician used religion to exploit the masses to their advantage and today it has became the biggest industry on earth.