Georgiansilver,
People should be allowed to subscribe to whichever particular superstition they wish - that isn't the problem.
The (unelected) promoters of those superstitions should never be allowed to have a say in the running of running countries.
The church leadership has consistently thrown its support behind the most reactionary powers.
The Vatican stood by silently while Italian Jews were sent to the ovens, churchmen ran Franco's prisons and consistently the church heirarchy have supported the wealth against the poor.
Not to say there aren't any good Christians; but they really need to clean up their act.
Jim Carroll