Just like any other relationship, I believe we should all develop our own relationship with God/Uni-verse/Love or whatever else you want to call the life giving force. A relationship that is based on "one on one" experience not a relationship based on what others think and feel.
 
Like the Zen Koan "Don't mis-take the finger pointing at the moon for the moon." In other words, Jesus, Buddha and other teachers were simply trying to show us the way (Tao) to a relationship with God by pointing it out the best way they knew how, which was based on their own personal experience. BUT...human nature tends to get caught up in the messenger not the message. We then get CHRISTianity based on Jesus'/Christ's experiences or BUDDHAhism based on Buddha's experiences and then don't bother to take it further to create a 1 on 1 relationship with God.
 
Would you want somebody to have a relationship with you based on their personal experience of you or on what they heard from others???
 
Everyone is free to create their own religion (re-tie to God) just don't let your ego think it needs everyone else to think or feel the same way you do. This only leads to WAR...We Are Right which gives the false conclusion that some are wrong. We are all brothers and sisters!!! For me that is the only lesson we need to learn. Learn it and you inevitably come to the conclusion that loving and honoring one another is the only thing we are here to do which leads to the world changing. It must first happen inside of us before we can see it reflected in the world.
 
Let's face it, most religious rites and HOLYdays are a hodgepodge of beliefs systems. For example Easter, it is meant to represent Christ resurrection and reemergence from his tomb. On that same day we have our children participate in a ancient fertility rite that has been slightly altered. Heeeelllo...a rabbit ("_______ like rabbits") hides Eggs (seeds of life - ovals - ovaries). I was raised Baptist, and was disturbed one CHRISTmas when I saw on someone's mantle a nativity scene with Santa kneeling to give gifts to baby Jesus. I was like "Whaaat???" My limited beliefs at the time made me feel offended by what I saw. I know see our beliefs, helpful in making it through life, cloud our ability to see things clearly. Santa is short for Santana which means "Holy" and Clause is short for Nicholas. Santa Clause is an altered Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas the patron saint of children, sailors and ships. What does Santa do? He sails the night skies in a wooden sleigh/ship to bring good to children.
 
I think it is good that we combine different views/beliefs. As a friend of mine once expressed to me "The most dogmatic/rigid religions seem to be the most dangerous."  
 
Peace Jon
 
Below: A few poems by Rumi who was another finger pointing at the moon aka God/UNI-verse! Imagine being in love with God. That is what his poems are about.
 
          Ode 314