Jesus Obsession?

There seems to be a lot of talk about Jesus these days. Online, in newspapers, on tv..I can't even log onto my facebook account without seeing a reference to Jesus. What I don't understand is what is the sudden obsession with Jesus? Why does everyone feel so compelled to mention his name lately? I wasn't raised in a religious home and was never "baptised" into any religion. I think that being raised in a home that was not religious has helped me to be able to be more open minded and to see things from several different view points and understand why people feel the way that they do about their view point. I am not an atheist by any means, but the older I get the more trouble I have believing that there is ONE Almighty being out there that controls and creates everything. Personally I find it much more plausible and easier to believe in multiple Gods, like the Greek gods and goddesses for example. It just makes more sense to me that there are multiple "beings" that are in charge of overseeing and creating things.....I can't completely explain it, I just have trouble with the fact that there is just one, like I said. Also...the other thing I have trouble with is how do we even know that Jesus existed and that he really did all the things that the bible says he did. I mean if you think about it, this book has been re written and translated MANY times...how do we know that some of it wasn't embellished or translated wrong? But I guess my biggest problem is how could one almighty powerful being who is supposed to love us and all creatures allow the atrocities that occur on a daily basis to happen? Yes, I understand the whole "free will" thing..but really? Where is the free will of the child being abused or molested and has no choice in what is happening to them and no way to fight back? Where is the free will of the animals that are neglected and abused and tested on? They cannot voice their pain and outrage and in some cases they can't even fight back. How could anyone not only allow this to happen, but let someone so toxic pollute our society? I could get into murderers and rapists and so on, but I think you get the idea. I believe that evil does exist and it has nothing to do with Lucifer or hell or being led into temptation. I believe that some people come to the earth already evil and no amount of religion or faith will ever change them. I also believe that being evil has NOTHING to do with free will. I believe that free will means choices, you can choose to be good, you can choose to be bad. You can choose to be nice or mean. You can choose to help that person struggling to grab something off the shelf or you can choose to walk right by them and let them fend for themselves. Free will implies that the child molester, animal abuser, murderer, rapist etc. could choose to not do what they are doing...meaning it would never happen in the first place. Meaning those labels I just used would not even exist, and that there was no evil in the world. I guess I am trying to understand that if there is one almighty creator who is good, and kind, and loving....why is he creating evil? And why are we supposed to follow him blindly? Do we know for sure that there is a heaven and a hell? And do we even know for sure what it takes to get sent to either place? And for that matter, what gives us the right to determine who is going to heaven and who is going to hell? I do not believe that your religion defines where you will be going when you die, there are very devout evil people out there, not every one who attends church and believes in god is a good person. I do believe that when we die we will be held accountable for the things we have done in this life and that we will all have to face the consequences for our actions, whatever they may be. I feel like if I had had as much faith as a lot of people seem to, I would be having trouble keeping that faith in the world we live in today. I respect people who have faith, and I respect their choice to follow a religion. I just wish they respected my choice to not follow one, and I wish they would stop pushing their faith on me.