Why get rid of religion when what really destroys the world are corrupt elites? I'm thinking that if we get rid of them, we might, consequentially, start seeing a decrease in religious belief. After all, living in poverty and marginalization doesn't help, and elites take advantage of this. Few of them want informed educated people, and many fear the consequences of a growingly aware anti-establishment generation, which is a reality.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you