@Raphael
That is a better attitude then I have.

I see most major organized religion as the very effective 5000+ year old con. Refined and taught by parents and other important peers to defenseless innocent children over all those years.

I understand that most folks caught up in religion really had no defense or any choice to the religion indoctrination, so I am not very angry at the people that practice it day to day, but I am angry at religious leaders, where it should be obvious there is no substance to their claims, perpetuating and defending the religion con.

Like you, I am hopeful we can continue to current world wide trend of decreasing (overall) religious influence. USA for better or worse has been the global leader in social influence, and US has been trending away from religion in the last 100 year or so in all the more socially influential areas, namely most of hollywood. The rise of the internet is helping as well. Religion's grip on the narrative of what people can learn has greatly weakened. But the generation to generation brainwashing by unwitting parents to their children continues. And in other parts of the world it occurs through violence and fear.

I actually think capitalism and endless growth may have superseded religion both in power and in potential harm. Of course the two (religion and capitalism) end up working together at times too.