Murad Ali Baig does not question the importance of faith but outlines how all religions have been captured by the vested interests of professional priests claiming to be God's sole selling agents leading to distortions, superstitions and religiosity that the founding sages would have abhorred.He analyses the five creators of religion: The founding prohphets, the apostles, priests, the rulers and the rich as patrons and finally the common people whose offerings and sacrifices make the places of worship so rich. About Author : Murad Al Baigh may be best known today for his articles on automobiles and travel where he had been editor of The Auto Magazine. He has however also been a prolific writer on widely varied subjects including rural development, power, marketing , humour, history and religion. A product of the Doon School, he did his masters in History from St. Stephens Colleges interrupted by a year at the Sorbonne in Paris.