I wouldn't be surprised if a large percentage of people would upon hearing about this think it is a good idea. If he really tried to implent this, I beleive it would backfire on him, because a large percentage of the people that identify as religious don't actually go to church.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell