If I wasn't such a misanthrope

What is it that I should like about you?
That is a question that should be posed by religious leaders worldwide. With all of the horrible things that we are hearing about religious fanatics, authorities, martyrs, extremists, etc... I am thinking maybe the masses are to blame more than the guilty partys just mentioned. We are the ones who are in need of the religions. We are the ones sinning and causing the world to be chaotic and disordered. We are the ones who are insecure and in need of atonement.
Religious leaders want to like us but it is very hard for them unless we do exactly what they say. But we can't all be perfect. Most of us cannot find the time to attend church services every Sunday. We can't compromise our decision to support freedom of choice. We don't want to kill "heathens" or become martyrs in the name of god. But I think a majority of us are well intentioned and that deserves a little respect.
What is it that I should like about you?
We all have a little something that can be said about us that would carry us through the apocalypse with only minor scrapes and burns but would spare us the eternity of suffering. Maybe we support the occassional charity or volunteer at a local food bank. We might visit the elderly or stop for potential roadkill. Or maybe we just smile a lot or share the remote control. We could chew with our mouths closed or compliment the chef on a particularly well cooked peice of steak. We could even refrain from the inhumane treatment of others or try to avoid being the harbinger of a mass genocide. Or we might not enjoy exploiting young children or sending young adults off to fight unjust wars as a general rule. I think these things merit a certain wink and nod from up above, if only just for the courage to deny our filthy human urges.
So, what is it that they should like about us?
Apparently they don't really care because they love to tell us what they dislike about the world without a definite or rational solution. And, we know what we dislike about them, as they keep on reminding us on an almost daily basis.
If I wasn't such a misanthrope I would come to a helpful conclusion here. But alas, I just wanted to verbalize my hatred or mistrust of humankind.
That is what us misanthropes do.