Have you been “Hurt By Religion” ? What exactly does that mean anyway? It means, religious people and religious institutions that attack, demand, berate, exclude, and generally repeat the sin of the Garden of Eden. Religion. Religion and The Gospel are different, in fact they are opposite! Religion is man trying to be like God (think adam and eve in the garden) while The Gospel is God restoring a way for man. Religion causes pain, and drives people away from God. Come, find rest.