He's not saying that, but why should there be bishops in the house of lords, why should we subsidise faith schools, why should the bbc have religious programming, what's it go to do with them when the shops or pubs open, why should deseased cows be spared 'cause some religion thinks they are special.
Yes you can vote, securlarism is the best friend of religion as a whole because in ALL cases where one religion gets real power they abuse it