The Church's concept of God is harmful because it leads to violence and hatred. God is portrayed as separate from humanity, all-mighty, and judgmental. There is Heaven and Hell, and therefore an afterlife. This black-and-white ideology of Good vs. Evil has been the root cause of many wars.
Another concept is that believing in God will turn people into righteous fanatics, ready to go on crusades to convert unbelievers or get rid of them.
This is a paradox, as the God worshiped by these crusaders is a God of love and compassion. Yet bloodbaths ensued wherever Christian evangelical explorers colonized outside of Europe. There was also another bloodbath in Europe when Christians split into Catholics and Protestants. At this point, religion was truly an excuse to kill and slaughter in the name of an imaginary God.
Once I discovered this side of religion, I started to see the ego in action, not the teachings of Jesus. I began to doubt that any church is anything but a cult, a successful and large one, but a cult nonetheless. There is evidence to support this claim, such as the killing, torturing, brainwashing, and financial operations used to keep the system afloat.
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