What people fail to realize is that religion is a base or a foundation of sorts not a be-all-end-all or to be taken 100% word for word. Any text was written by man and therefore can have flaws and be open for interpretation. You can give the same exact verse to 5 different pastors/preachers/gurus, and each one will have a slightly different message/perspective. So... you should use your religion as a base and then if something doesn't feel or sound right, question it, research it, see what feels right for YOU!

Religion was warped to "control" us and keep us on the "straight" path and get us to pay $ to the church. Who do you think invented tithing, certainly not God, he/she doesn't need money. If you do your research any religious text has been altered by man (God did not come down and pen it himself.. it was written by man, translated by man, hidden and found again by man) and therefore should not be taken at face value as if it were the end-all-be-all.