Now a day in every religion several Groups and authorities misguide the people( believers )and give wrong message about the religion because of their misinterpretation. Although a lot of literature has been produced highlighting the strengths and benefits of religion, many have associated the following problems with religion. Conflict with science, curtailing freedoms, delusion, claims of having the exclusive truth, fear of punishments’, feeling guilt, immutability, instilling fear, internal conflicts, irrationality, justification
of violence, limitation on the rights of women, outdatedness perpetuation of division, persecution, prejudice, rebuffing of broader perspective, social constructs, strange customs, strained relationships for partners of different faiths, the structure, the suppression of curiosity, it use as atool for control, unsophisticatedness, etc.
Every religion is having a deep and sensible teachings in their holy scriptures. But most of the authorities taught in wrong manner. Hence i believe the major problem with the religion is the manner the younger generations acquired their respective religion from wrong teachers. Most religious groups taught about the religion in the early stage of an individual. Thus the childhood thoughts may not be adequate to realize the fact taught by the so called wrong teachers. Hence they can be gradually mislead by the wrong teachings about the religion. and it is the root cause of the communal disputes and the differences in the younger generations.
From my perspective, the problem with the religion lies within its followers and with the religion itself. All religions call for compassion, respect equity, generosity and peace. And the core teachings of every religion is love. Nevertheless, over the years, the followers of religions started to deviate from the the actual teachings of these religions. Their spirituality, which is linking religious acts to their purpose and meaning in life. For example now days many religiously identified personalities lie despite the fact that all religions prohibit lying. Religions problems stem from the behavior of its followers. While we believe that the foundation of religion flows from God, the structure and practice of religion is made and carried by humanbeings.So if we have love in us and if we can generate love in the society your life can be meaningful and you can gain whatever you want in life.