the path to righteousness

heaven and hell do not exist
not as the book describes them
reward and punishment do not await us in the afterlife
heaven and hell are right here

God is not some supreme magistrate
God is love
God lives within all of us
to love God is to love and respect our fellow beings
and their habitats
as well as our own

there is no need to worship the cross
the instrument of death
used to execute Jesus

there is no need to worship the bible
mere words on a page
concocted by man

there is no need for a house of worship
or propagandists clothed in the garments of the elite
posing as "representatives of God"

if you carry hatred, intolerance and apathy in your heart
you are not going to hell when you die
you're already there.