Oooo I so do..

Totally. that's what makes our country great though. there are some problems here and there, but basically if you grow up in the church...setting aside your family disowning you..if you leave the church you don't have the government coming after you. in some places religon is LAW. and I take pride in saying in America you can say I AM CATHOLIC and you have every right to be, while at the same time I can say I AM ATHEIST and no one can do anything about it

It always has been. It always will be. Other than money, it is the most important thing to the hierarchy of any church. Moreso if it is a cult.

All religions must control thinking. This also must assimilate part of the given culture. In order for it to be a religion it must have a god belief and centralize a given dogma or it would not be uniform.