Are you for or against the separation of church and state?

[Ryantology]

I say this while I know religious laws often go against human rights. I rather tackle the root of the issue (religion), then try to force the majority to be dishonest with their beliefs.

That's nice in theory, but I'm willing to put off going after the root long enough to stop the branches from persecuting or discriminating against the, uh, flying Harry Potter car which is, ironically, the only workable metaphor for atheists I can think of which fits with the angry, violent and mindless tree image of religion you evoked.