What's wrong with religion is that it has always enabled people like...

[MarkCharles]

47. I would guess you haven't traveled very far from America

And I would guess you don't read the press of Italy, France, Germany, the UK, or so many other nations where religious fanatics are now attempting and have attempted for hundreds of years to influence the policies and practices of their governments.

Try using "the Google".

Here is one example from another English speaking nation:

Judges in the United Kingdom have been accused of moving towards a “secular state,” downgrading the rights of religious believers.
The accusation comes from the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord (George) Carey, who attacked what he called a “deeply worrying” ruling in the High Court that has denied a man the right to appeal against an unfair-dismissal ruling.
Gary McFarlane worked for Relate, formerly the Marriage Guidance Council, but he refused to provide therapy for same-sex couples, citing his Christianity.

Read more: http://digitaljournal.com/article/291393#ixzz1mvhLhELP

The press is replete with hundreds of examples a week from devout fanatical religious believers who are struggling to retain or assert their religious control their nations' governments.