Why is religion so important?

You think you've built a community,

but when you need them in hard moments,

they make themselves extra scarce.

"My unmarried son is responsible for a girl's pregnancy, 

I'm really scared and I don't know what to do"

Their answer: proceeds to quote a verse of the scripture taken out of context to validate their "right" to condemn.

"I have HIV and the doctor thinks it might develop into AIDs soon"

Their answer: begin to stigmatise. Pull away or I might catch what they have

"I'm depressed.

Their answer: Is this a sickness or what? I can't let you near my child or you might poison her/his mind.

They automatically focus on the "wrong" in the situation.

Pastor Rob from a series, Young Sheldon made a statement, "This is the part of religion I don't like". 

For more context (this is Christianity, but it could also be relatable to others), a family, whom I'll just refer to as the Coopers' 17- year old son, Georgie, engages in sexual intercourse with a woman, Mandy which leads to her getting pregnant and now I know that's wild, to be truthful but what exactly is to be gained from judging them? Why not help in any way you can? But that's not the mind of the church. The parents, children, even the Pastor, turn on them, despite the mother being an integral part of the Church's growth. I mean, what hasn't that woman done for the Church, honestly. They just discard her because of that one thing. 

The only person who stays close is the youth Pastor, Rob.

Imagine, ONE person out of a whole congregation...

So I ask:

What's the essence of the Holy book if you don't follow it?

Why's there even religion in the first place?

Why can't it just be a lifestyle instead because religion is a really poisonous, toxic, and dangerous institution.

Between bad and good, I can't even say how much it has brought to the world, generally.

...this is just my thought though.

Feel free to drop yours below and maybe different angles could be shared?

…TomiTheWordPecker.📝🐦‍⬛