The problem is not religion but in who is teaching and learning it. Too many people just hear what mom and dad say, or their local pastor and just carry on with that status quo. Alot of them are told from birth up that they're suppose to be aggressive and "spread the word." They in turn take this to heart and go about it in a way that is offensive and intrusive to people which ends up accompishing nothing at all.

I'd say the best way to get your message across is by setting an example. The people who are going to move closer to your postion with do so on their own by seeing your actions and admiring you for being a caring, loving human being. You can't force people with blunt accusations and finger pointing.

Sadly, most people never figure this out because again, they lack critical thinking skills and are told by less than ethical human beings how to conduct themselves. 

what you have to understand is that this is just one example that i've commented on... the whole religion is riddled with pagan practices

another example being the worship of the birth of christ the sun of god at christmas which again is derived from the pagan practice of worshipping at this time of year

jesus was actually born sometime around easter not christmas

Like what? Painting? Writing? Etc? Understand that there are loads of things that people do as a hobby and who love these things. All you are saying is that everyone should just work as efficiently as possible. Things don't work like that. I've known plenty of people (and remember, I'm 31) who have done that and are facing massive mid-life crises because they aren't doing what they enjoy. They took the advice of others and lived their life according to what they should do instead of what they wanted to do.

Can you please elaborate on this in a PM?

I am Nintentacle. Just look up Nintentacle on the user search.

What I said before the Note.