My Opinion.
Jesus doesn't exist, never has, never will. PERIOD. The bible, both versions, is plagiarised and likely close to all material and stories were stolen from Egyptions and pagan religions that existed a very long long time before this religion was thought up.
The christian church has done (and is still doing) some horrendous things in the name of their God, Just look up the Inquisition to see how "loving" this religion actually is. After your done throwing up from reading that, perhaps browse the papers to see the stories coming out every day about the systematic and deplorable sexual abuse on young innocent and vulnerable children by priests the world over.
I'm an Agnostic, and have no ties with any religion. However being extremely open minded, I have recently been looking at Satanism, and was not surprised to learn that I have been lied to by Christianity yet again. It is not a religion that worships extreme evil and involves sacrificing living creatures before drinking their blood, as Christians would have you believe. Instead it is a religion that is hundreds of thousands of years old, promotes knowledge, free will, and deplores slavery and ignorance. True Satanism is about elevating and empowering humanity.
Here is a quote from a site I have been researching http://www.joyofsatan.org:
"Christianity was invented to remove spiritual and occult knowledge (the powers of the mind) from the populace and place this power in the hands of a "chosen" few to the detriment of all humanity. The powers of the mind and soul are very real. People who are unaware of or who do not believe in these powers are easy to control and manipulate by those who are skilled in using these energies.
The Original Gods [Demons] were unjustly labeled as monsters and branded as "evil" to keep humanity from spiritual knowledge. Because of this, the human race has drastically degenerated both spiritually and intellectually."
It is said that through meditation and following the guides provided on this site you can actually speak to Satan and his demons. You can not, however, speak to the Christian God or rely on this entity for protection, help, or guidance, because, simply put this "God" doesn't exist.
I have only been researching this for a couple of weeks, and was sparked off by watching the film "paranormal activity", however I have learnt a lot and very interested in the prospect of speaking to an entity beyond the material world.
There is a man in Melbourne called Drew Sinton, he owns the haunted book shop http://www.haunted.com.au. He is an interesting guy, he actually studied to be a priest and performed exorcisms, however he ended up dropping out of the church and becoming a very high ranking member in the church of Satan. I am hoping to speak to him tomorrow to get some insight on this transition, and how it has affected his life since.
In any case, The Venus Project like every good society should be very big on the separation of state and church (whatever your religion or belief).