I don't think the issue here is Joe stating that his take is what it is and as he sees himself as religious, ergo you cant dismiss religions without addressing Joe and the many more like him.

It misses the point though. Society being controlled by dogma describes the influence of religious institutions throughout time. That the control freaks apply their craft by wishing people to believe such writings as literal truth is part of the problem.

Joe and many more are not the problem. The problem however relies on the respectability Joe and others lend it. The Pope doesn't differentiate when bringing the breadth of his influence to the table when addressing world leaders. I don't see The Archbishop of Canterbury disowning fundamentalist bishops in developing countries either for that matter, even when they lobby ministers for applying the death sentence for being gay. Instead he perpetuates the myth that gay marriage is bad for society, giving respectability to abhorrent views.....