Understanding Religion's Relationship To Human Social Systems

 A Christian fundamentalist asked: "Isn't that what we have in public schools now, which is leading to violence among school children? What do you think is responsible for school violence nowadays, after we have sent God out of school curriculum? --- My thoughts on this: Many bullies come from religious homes. Many school-shooters are also religious. In fact, most adults who go to prison for violent crimes in America are religious. Even churches sometimes get mass-shooters. In America, church-shooters were usually raised in the church they shoot.   In some countries, church-shooters usually represent rival Christian factions.  Theism (in general) is obviously not the reason why shooters shoot people. But it's not an effective deterrent either. Personal-god theism is different than deism or agnostic theism . Vague notions of a creator-entity are harmless. Many forms of spirituality are (arguably) harmless too; such as Native American spiritualities. But I think "pe...