Of course they didn't invent them. But they certainly influence what people think, mostly in a negative way. If the Catholic Church wasn't the way it is, fewer people would be getting so pissed off about queer peoplr existing.

They aren't, but I don't see religions as a whole getting anywhere close to dying out. People are going to be shaped by what they're taught as children, for better and worse.

I agree. I'm not one of those people that needs to be threatened with hell to keep myself from hurting people. My point was more about how religions have a lot of impact on what people think, especially around issues like queer rights and reproductive rights. Fewer people would care if their religious institution didn't. Those religious people aren't suddenly going to stop being impacted by their religion while they're voting.