Religion has been under attack lately by both the "spiritual" and the new (now more agressive)
athiests'.
“This final scientific enlightenment will deal an overdue death blow to religion and other juvenile superstitions.” guardian uk
For science and the new spiritual movement, religion is like the
abusive parent that is now an old shell of a person whose kids are now completely unsympathetic (
and even mean) to.
The fact is that most of humanity is still deeply involved with religion. Like it or not it is the primary means of psychological human evolution (as far as man made systems go). How many people will say that 'science' got them through a difficult time in their lives? My point is that most people turn to religion when times are rough, not science.
So religion is still a "primary means of transporation" for most people [Religion is the 'Great Conveyor Belt' according to
Integral Spirituality - Ken Wilber].
That being said, it is probably best to improve the engine than to buy a whole new car. Because most people don't have the cognitive ability and/or open mindedness to accept either science or a more spiritual/mystical type path (i.e Personal Development FOR SMART PEOPLE... most people are not as open minded or smart as the folks on this forum).
So all we can do is make it so that religion can play nicely with others. Some Atheists find it necessary to destroy religion, but I think that is neither possible or smart. If it dies, it will do so by collapsing under its own weight (which seems to be happening slowly now).
Religion is good for people until they grow out of it. And honestly, I don't believe science and mystical/spiritual alone have all the answers by themselves, they do make a
great team though.