religion is a scary thing

i continue to have a difficult time wrapping my mind around why so many people still follow religious beliefs. spirituality is an entirely different matter and i still don't really know where i stand on a simple belief in god. the organized religious world is an 'evil' entity for lack of a better word to capture the feeling i have. any of the unholy trinity's organized belief structure smacks of dominance, control, and willful ignorance. fortunately, there are people who express themselves on the subject more eloquently than i: david horton, thank you.