Response to Deven's post: "Freud vs. Marx - Religion"

I would agree in your assessment of Freud and Marx's thoughts on religion.  I think you're looking at religious dogma from a very direct, logical standpoint.  I think, in this day and age especially, contemporary theologians in many prominent monotheistic religions, (Christianity and Islam, especially) have begun to look at ideological dogma from a different standpoint.

In other words, if you look at the Bible, or the Qur'an, as an historical account (and therefore, a logical analysis of a sequence of events) of what events lead up to and constituted that particular religion, of course you are going to be dissatisfied, and foolish even, to entertain the idea of that particular religion.  Its very obvious, in the Bible especially, that many events that happen are historically inaccurate.  And I'm not even referencing the metaphysical miracles- I'm simply talking about certain events in certain cities with certain people that we now know, probably didn't happen.  My suggestion would be this:

Treat religious texts like literary fiction- the importance is the lesson, the values, that emerge from the stories; not the historical accuracy of the stories themselves.  In this way, the individual can interpret the novel, and be their own literary critic.  Just because major monotheistic religions project universal dogma upon their followers does not mean that many people reject certain dogma, and critically analyze their own religion for themselves, as it is important to remember, from a theological standpoint, that religion is about God, and not the other way around.