I was reading a part in a history book about Emperor Constantine of Rome who was the first roman emperor to truly embrace Christianity and spread it throughout the Roman Empire, some scholars believe that he wasn’t truly Christian that he just anticipated that Christianity would begin to spread with or without him so he decided it was in his best interest to be on the Christian side. History also dictates that he did not truly become a Christian until the day he died, anyways, this got me thinking…how many people claim to be religious because of the status and power of it? After all if you don’t have much to lose embracing religion to get ahead in life in some form of another probably isn’t such a bad idea. There are those who truly believe in Christianity and they have every right to do so but do we have the right to claim religious ties for personal gain? I’m not usually one to defend the sanctity of religion but I can’t help believing its wrong to use religion for personal gain and I know this is happening but on what scale? How many people are truly in it just for the benefits? I suppose in the end everyone is using Christianity for personal benefit, I mean they all want to get into heaven, so I guess the people who use Christianity for other reasons are just following what they are taught. Religion is a perfect tool for those who hunger for power and wealth, it’s incredibly easy to manipulate people if you say it’s the word of god. I’m not saying that Christians or members of any other religion should be watching each other to see if someone is misusing religion, but you should take a step back and wonder if your following the ‘right’ word of god.