I'm not quite sure the Sunday School teacher was on the ball, so to speak.
LOL!
Religion in its own context as a body of knowledge is an attempt to explain the world. As such, most do a good job of dealing with the intra and interpersonal to a great degree. But each starts to break down when the human relationship with the natural world is examined.
The need by some people to control others and the use of religion in that role is a separate issue.
As for the OP, HG will clearly see the contradictions both in the knowledge base and in peoples' implementation of that knowledge. In my own experience, they may also receive hostility from many of adherents when questions with difficult answers are asked.
