Always a pleasure to meet a member of the music community!
As I said, I have Christian friends and acquaintances who use religion to be better, more thoughtful and compassionate people. That's all I really want, no matter how they get there.
My gripe is with the "OK, we're going to pretend the Book isn't junk when viewed literally and take over the country and bash you with it anyway."
It's possible that the US of A needs a religion to organize it and a secular nation may fall apart. But that's what they said about freeing the slaves, allowing women to vote, and legalizing homosexuality.