Oh I see the conflict; I admit I frequently regard it as largely theoretical, given that my religion "[does] not teach that His Pity allows them to drop their job when they dam'-well choose.".

Which is to say, I believe in a Benevolent God and also that I have given her license to use me until I break at the seams in order to get that arc bending as required.

I suspect the more obvious conflict here is that kalmn is arguing that religions are full of bigotry and horror because they have gods in them, wheras I'm afraid I tend to think that the problem is that they have people.