The impact of religion on politics is horrible. And has been for thousands of years. Time we got rid of it completely. Bush saying he's on a crusade should start an impeachment procedure straight away. None of this idiocy anymore.
There's one important thing I must say as well though: we need to get rid of institutionalised religion. We need to get rid of people gathering and forming their own little religious groups. Religion should become something you do on your own, not in a mass. I can't begin to tell you how much I despise masses of muslims in which every single guy does the exact same as his neighbour. It's fucking dangerous.
Do you take Bush to be a devout Christian? Has he done anything "Christian-like" since he's been in office that any other US President hasn't done? Regardless,it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he doesn't control jack.
You take away religion or institutionalized religion and I guarantee you that people will find some reason or cause to gather in masses. It's in human nature; you might not like it but it's simply how it is. You despise large gatherings of Muslims (or any other religious group for that matter) because the people that gather stand for something you're against. 99% of the time these days they are gathering for the wrong reasons, so I can't blame you for that. But if you had an ounce of knowledge about Islam you would know the importance of a neighbor (metaphorically and literally). In your little mind it's fun to stand-out and come on the forums to write with a tone that makes others look like idiots; to insult as many and as much as possible. You apparently can't fathom such things so I won't stress the matter.
I just noticed something you said btw, you say "we need to get rid of.." That
we plays an important role here. By we, you imply that people that think like you should do this together as a group; wouldn't that defeat the purpose? And your little group, who would you look to for inspiration? Communism? Surely they had the best secular society, aye?
Lastly, if you haven't noticed it already through your vast amounts of studies and through all the readings you've come across. Have you ever asked yourself why something as "primitive" as religion still exists today? I mean mankind has come far in so many ways, science and technology especially. Yet this primitive idea of religion still exist. Why?