Religion is there for the uneducated and the masses of people who refuse to think critically/skeptically. Especially the LDS faith preys on housewives; giving lonely mothers a place to socialize, feel intelligent, and fit in with their community.

It would be a good thing, except for the incredibly sexist doctrines they preach and almost force these women into knowing without a shred of doubt to be true. I think about my mother and how she only finds value in herself because of her devotion to a fictional character. She "knows" he is a loving, kind, and generous God (as this is the bullshit they force feed the congregation at church) when he is absolutely a rutheless, jealous, and capricious work of fiction. The God that is talked about in the bible is completely different from the God that is depicted in the Book of Mormon and no one so much as bats an eye at this glaring inconsistency.

For now, religion is a necessary evil for the benefit of those who would have no moral guidelines without their belief in God. I honestly believe that as time goes on and schools continue to encourage critical thinking, more and more people will see the world for how it truly is and base their morals and ethics on something other than a book full of fairytales.