Hitler bombed "all the churches in Hull"????? You can't be serious! :-) I think the Luftwaffe had strict orders not to bomb St. Paul's Cathedral, among other things. I know that they were under strict orders not to bomb metropolitan London until Sept 1940, when they retaliated for British bombing of Berlin. Eventually, of course, they bombed just about anything they could, which is what always happens eventually in all-out war. That's the problem with war...it rapidly spirals out of all reason. People begin by bombing warships and airfields. They then bomb factories. Then they bomb rail lines, bridges, and communications. Then they bomb power stations and utilities. Then they bomb schools, houses, churches, and hospitals. Finally, they end by even strafing civilians and farm animals...as the Allies did all over Germany in late '44 and '45.

I would suggest that the most powerful religions in the World today are the worship of Money and Military supremacy. Those religions are happy to enlist churches in their service any time they can manage it, but it's Money that drives the game. Not God...Money! Money IS a god in the present society. In fact, it's THE ruling god in this society.

The War in the Middle East is being fought for land, political dominance, and oil. Religion is just a convenient handmaiden to rally the "faithful".