On the "Religion is a Problem" meme:

Many religious people are certainly problems, too many, but not all.

"Religious" people CAN be a problem, except those of a HEALTHY religion. Just as "political" people can be, and yet we don't say that ALL politics need to be rejected.

We, instead, should maintain an insistence that we do HEALTHY, COMPASSIONATE politics rather than the fear-based, selfish type.

So, too, do we need an insistence upon HEALTHY religion and spirituality. That has been my life goal. It is Ecological Crisis in which we now find ourselves.
We who are in those healthy religious communities must, if we value ALL of life, be committed advocates for healthy, vibrant, resilient communities.