Nice rant shanshee!

Yes, the point is if I'm not mistaking, for instance girls' circumcision is not bound to the religion it happens under. It is a general tool devised by men to keep women under their control, like sowing the vagina shut pro-marriage in some parts of the world.

The problem is that religion/tradition can be used as an excuse to keep on doing something to others. As long as everyone uses religion for their own, internal, spiritual, benefit, I couldn't care less, even if personally think it's backward.