Whenever there is a major issue in our society, the religious leaders quote from ancient text to validate their point. Can there be anything more foolish than this? The problems our society face are different from the time when these sacred books were written. Most of the problems of today might not have been even imagined by the writers of the religious texts. A classic example is abortion. Biblical points have been analyzed countless times for abortion. When bible was written there was no country in the world with a population of more than a billion. Today, we have two nations – China and India . Will the quotes in Bible solve the problems of population explosion? Another example is the caste system in India . Hindu religious texts are used to defend this evil system. But any person who thinks judiciously knows that the caste system has no value in the modern world. Similarly, Koran is quoted for defending various practices in Islam. Can the writings of