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I need to choose a religion - please help!

After browsing the net the other day and finally having to endure endless tirades of listening to brokers trying to convince me why their insurance plan is the best one out there, I realized that religion works in the same way.
All denominations promise huge rewards during and after you die, very much the same as life and other policies and, as with insurance policies, religion also does not come free....if not with money, then in other ways it will take its toll on each individual..... It might be in the form of your precious time - draining your common sense - kneeling for hours in awkward positions on knees that just cannot take that kind of pressure anymore - having to master the art of talking in strange tongues - having to endure strange episodes, in the form of watching performances of the outcast of demons from their poor victims, or, even death, having your brain so altered by others that you would blow yourself and others up to proof your dedication to your faith...... I am telling ya, these types of options are just too freaky for me and can cause endless nightmares and mental problems, so, not what I am looking for...
To narrow the options down further, please try to not convert or sell me the religion of Islam, I am sorry, but the fact that only men get virgins in heaven when they die is unacceptable ... I have yet to hear what rewards Muslim women will receive after they pass on.  I also do not like the benefits they get while still alive.  The clothes are so outdated and although being covered from head to toe will ensure a beautiful skin, it does not allow for any other activities or fun, and wearing the same pattern as everyone else is boring as hell.  Also, not being able to flirt with my sexy next door neighbor will just " krap" my hormones "deurmekaar" ... Although the Jehovah Witnesses seem like a harmless lot it just isn't in me to walk from house to house selling BS to anyone who would listen. Having doors slammed in my face will just send my blood pressure up too high and ensure my eminent demise far to soon and I would like to believe that death will be stowed upon me by means of old age.Now, Christianity - although there are so many variations - in all its glory, is also not acceptable anymore (not that it really ever was), but most of us who grew up with this kind of religion will know what I am talking about.  Now the biggest problem I have with this one is the fact that God comes first, man second and ... the rest after.  I am saying the rest and not putting women in there for the simple reason that some men would even prefer something else (golf, fishing, work, porn, "skelmpie" or whatever other hobby)before they "kindly" add on their wives and children.  Do not get me wrong, I do not hate men so relax, I am just stating a fact.So, please stop with the Oeee's and Ahhh's!  You all know that I am mostly right with a few exceptions here and there.  This God first, man next and women after is a problem for me - I am absolutely not the submissive type (well it depends, but not now).  I need proof in all ways that will show me that man deserve this attribute.  I know that most men might be physically stronger than me, but are they really?....Easy to find out - show me evidence that a man can bleed for seven days non-stop without passing out or that he can carry a baby full term and push it out through his .... and I will gladly bow down to this individual.  But we all know this is not going to happen so get over yourselves.  Multitasking also comes to mind, but irrelevant by now.
Now I can probably carry on for a while yet but I am sure by now all the religious can get the drift of what I DON"T want, and work from there.So yes, if you have the right package that will convince me to convert to YOUR religion.  I will peruse with an open mind.I thank you!
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