there is not a good or bad answere to this, just responses.

CAN people be nicer than religion??

only if they learn to!

Well do you believe that people are nicer because of religion or no?

jury's still out on that one, right now the vote is some like 6 to 6...wish my add smiley thing worked...It will work one time after I devirus my computer, then it doesn't seem to work anymore,,,,and I get a bunch of web tracker files in my system...hmmmmmmmm!

MARTYMARK ha ha

well to me they either become nicer or more of a pig headed bigot

No.

as far as your question goes, the only answere I can give is that it probobly depends on whether they apply their religion to themselves, or try to apply it to others with force of some type...many ways of doing this...the most common is probably attacking people who do not believe like they have been taught to believe.

key word -- taught

i try to be nice. but i do have an attitude.

i blame it on my mother, my father, my kindergargden teacher and my college professor. and everybody else that has deeply impacted my life.
excluding God.

lmao...
no i just have attitude..but im nice when you get to know me.

exactly, pretty smart, so what shall we teach our children,,,,teach your children well, their parents hell....you know the song by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and I think Young

found the lyrics.....
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Teach Your Children
by Graham Nash

You, who are on the road
Must have a code
That you can live by.
And so, become yourself
Because the past
Is just a goodbye.

Teach your children well
Their father's hell
Did slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks
The one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why
If they told you, you would die
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you.

And you (Can you hear and)
Of tender years (Do you care and)
Can't know the fears (Can you see we)
That your elders grew by (Must be free to)
And so please help (Teach your children)
Them with your youth (You believe and)
They seek the truth (Make a world that)
Before they can die (We can live in)

Teach your parents well
Their children’s hell
Will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks
The one you’ll know by.

Don’t you ever ask them why
If they told you, you would cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you.

What I find to be incredibly ironic is that the religion that has a God who asks people not to judge others also has the most judgmental bigoted followers of any religion known to mankind.

I believe the some religions are a true cancer to the human spirit. Especially those religions that are constantly proselytizing that their bigoted belief system is the only way to get to God.

The people who have been infected by those religions truly aren't nice people despite the 'artsy romantic front' they try to put up.

A mask of pretentious righteousness can't hide the ugly face bigoty and prejudice.

a lot of the time this is this case, not always, but far too often! it does state that the beast shall be a wolf in sheeps clothing...hmmmmm

most people suck regardless. I am always honest. and i do formulate opinions about things.

its something that has to be done to function in today's society. too many mean harmful people out there. you have to develop tough skin. if you went through your day giving everybody the shirt offa your back...you'd end up naked and homeless.

does religion make me MEAN? i dont think so.

the world makes me a bit mean though.

come on over to my world, I won't let em make ya mean! .....lol...wish that was really possible..when people piss me off I have to just turn and walk away. other wise I will let myself make myself mean or mad.