Each person's approach to God, or even their lack of approaching God, is a deeply personal journey. We need to be respectful of our individual freedom in doing so. The positives to having religious beliefs are many and valuable to a large percentage of our population. The sense of community and belief in a universe that isn't random, but actually intentional, provide many around the world with comfort and purpose. But the negatives have historically have visited horrible atrocities upon one population or another when, unfortunately for us extraordinary, so-called ordinary people fall victim to the influence of religious leaders that are far less then Godlike. When your church leaders start telling you that others must be brutalized, maimed or killed in the name of God, it is time to step back and rethink where these notions really started - really from God or from the worst among us that happen to have made their way into leadership in your religion.Unfortunately for us extraordinary, so-called ordinary people, even religious leaders have, from time to time and place or place, not taken direction from God. They have, instead, chased wealth, influence, and power by wearing the robes of religion...For generations, the worst among us have contrived to tear our social and political fabric apart to the benefit of the few over the many. Their intent and mission has been diabolically simple: Divide and Conquer. And they have been wildly successful.Hi, I'm Michael James Ott, veteran, retired engineer and businessman, and now ambassador and facilitator for the solution to this madness: Citizen Statesmanship. The vast majority of people from all corners of the globe are just like you and me - extraordinary, so-called "ordinary" people. Join us in our quest to recreate our political landscape, eliminating the tribal hostilities incited for centuries by the label and blame mantra of our traditional leaders. Now is the time to end the atrocities of god-awful leadership, launching a final and lasting divorce from tyranny. All driven by everyday citizens. Driven by you and me.