I find this all very amusing, but I have to wonder about a few things... like:
Does there need to be a reason for this place we call Earth?
Doesn't god have better things to do than to watch over us?
Why can't I find anything about Jesus in history books? (I've looked very hard and for a very long time.)
To me, I see religion as a ways and means to control people. And it has been working very well for a very long time. I have always enjoyed George Carlin's views:
http://www.rense.com/general69/obj.htm
Or... check out the beginning of this short little video: