@Zardoz,
You and Hightor have just embraced another form of bigotry.
You both consider people of faith to be primitive and stupid for believing in superstitions and you treat such people accordingly.
And like all propagandists you only use the most extreme examples to prove your point.
If your point actually had any value, you wouldn't need to cherry pick all the time.
Here's a church report that falls outside of your narrative.
Quote:The Abbeville Fete celebrates London’s diversity, community spirit and local enterprise by bringing Londoners and visitors together in raising funds for five local causes:
• Ace of Clubs (a day centre for homeless and vulnerable members of the community)
• Lambeth Summer Projects Trust (enabling young people from deprived areas of the community to enjoy a summer programme of recreational and educational activities)
• Kid's City (providing before and after-school schemes and holiday play schemes for the children of local families)
• Home Start Lambeth (offering support, friendship and practical help to families with pre-school age children across Lambeth)
• Church of the Holy Spirit (Abbeville Road’s local Church - supporting their community outreach initiatives)
With more than 60 street stalls, a street BBQ and bar, a dedicated kids zone, a fancy dress parade (this year’s theme - seaside), live music and even a dog beauty pageant, the Abbeville Fete is one of South London’s main social gatherings with activities and fun for all the family.
Since its creation in 1997, the fete is estimated to have raised £250,000 for local charities.
The Abbeville Fete is a fund of the Church of the Holy Spirit. The legal entity used by the Fete for all its activities is the church charity number 1134600. The trustees responsible for the Fete, reporting to the Charities Commission, are the members of the Parochial Church Council (PCC). The PCC will receive a recommendation from the Fete committee as to how the funds generated are distributed. The fete committee look to find a balance between the charities in terms of the needs they serve and the charities being "local".
https://www.neighbourly.com/project/57179e80c333bd387c96095a/fundraising/572f79c39918895f44fd19f2
As long as people aren't preaching hate, they can believe whatever they want, and anyone truly interested in community cohesion would try to bring groups with differing beliefs together.
You don't want to do that, you want to condemn and divide, like most fundamentalists.