We need to loose religion to save the entire planet not just America.

I don't think religion is going to work..

While this may be true, I don't see it happening anytime soon. Religion is embedded in our psyche. Religion walked out of the Serengeti with us when we left Africa. Religion has developed almost simultaneously worldwide even though we had no connection with each other. God isn't going to go away for a while... So, in the meantime, we look for better stories. We tell better myths. And we find an alternative to those who simply cannot imagine life without a god.

Not only America but the world

If we could lose religion we could also rid ourselves of sexism, racism, homophobia and transphobia, as these things are rooted in religion and the tradition of "religious values." I think it's a great idea, but so many people can't accept death and need religion to have "eternal life" ... Ugh. I can't imagine living forever with a sole purpose of "worshiping my creator." I really don't understand anyone who thinks this is desirable. ... Also, if the creator were not an egomaniac it would not desire (much less command) worship.

I would so love for this Country and the World to be Void of Religions

Simply and truthfully and reasonably and logically and sanely...WE NEED TO LOSE RELIGION!

"To slow the decay, many right-wing political and religious leaders and their followers are demanding a “return” to the foundation of American virtue, which they believe to be the Bible and Christian doctrine."

I can't help thinking the foundation of American virtue is a myth. Leaving that aside, American society is in a bad way. I see it as a crisis of meaning; meaning that used to keep some kind of lid on our worst excesses. The only alternative to religious values seems to be humanitarian but they seem to be just the province of educated upper middle class people.

We need to lose religion to save the world.

Religion is the root to all evil. The sooner it is gone, the better life will be.

Absolutely. States and even the Federal Government are passing laws that let children give wrong answers that must be counted as correct as long as it's part of their 'faith'. Not to mention all of the laws allowing medical personnel to refuse treatment to a person that is somehow religiously 'unfit'. This not religious freedom, this is religious domination. It's wrong and against everything the framers of our constitution stood for.

I disagree. Religious liberty is NOT religious prohibition. Separation of church and state is NOT “losing religion”.

Faith based 'reasoning' has been creeping into America since before it was founded. Theists are relentless -- it's part of their nature. So we atheists have to keep fighting back just as determinedly. The more decisions get made because of beliefs rather than evidence, the worse it gets.

An image from a comment at the link:

Additional: I point out that the changes from the image relate back to the 1950s red scare. Fear is a big theist motivation.

Both agree and disagree. There are a lot of reason's this and other developed countries are crashing and religion is only one albeit a large one.

we need to lose it to save the planet

I dislike pretty much Any 'ism"....unless it is Mind Your Own Business-ism.

America(the government, its constitution and constitutional amendment that it is in violation of )is the secret religion of the Masonic lodge secret religion racist devil worshippers since their freedom from England July 4th 1776.

"Beast" in the book of Revelations is metaphor for laws of government. Mark, as in give a mark for identification: mark of the beast means laws requiring identification for taxation and government control .

Written almost 2000 years ago in metaphor and riddles not always understood.

It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. Revelations 13:16-17

The uneducated with no interest in mystical traditions and the esoteric may regard Ancient Egypt as little more than a place of pagan worship, strange hieroglyphics, and monuments erected by thousands of Hebrew slaves. But those more learned, especially those having undertaken the initiative rituals of Freemasonry, will see a link between the Egyptian metaphysical tradition and modern mystery schools, of which Freemasonry is one. [gaia.com]

Lord of host Lucifer the devil leading the Masonic lodge secret religion racist devil worshippers in the establishment of the mark of the beast 666 identification for taxation and government control.

I agree, but don't see it happening anytime soon, if at all.