Well, my point of view is the opposite: I think that religion by itself isn't bad, but can be used for very bad purposes by people who have their own free will but often justify their behavior by following the religious doctrine.
To be clearer, I have the same opinion about many political ideologies: while introduced for good purposes, specific people turned it into an instrument of evil. Look at Stalin and what he did to communism.
How about we agree to disagree then, because I don't think the tenets of communism are good either, just as tenets are religion are not entirely good. When you see someone picks an ideology and fails, you have to question its theories and its practicality hard and long.
