this thread reminds me a discussion I have with one of my friend and a young priest ...
in my opinion, it doesn't matter if God exists or not
most of people ( who believe in God or whatever ) see their religion as a support to go through illness, sadness etc etc
so it's ok if they need it
btw, I'm catholic but I never go to church lol but I use to help every "good ideas" of my "little community" like helping poor people, making concert of classic music in the church and else
it's not very religious but sometimes there's "religious events" which are good for everybody, no matter of religion everybody is welcome
but, in general there's good and bad side in religion ... it's life
the only thing I don't respect is the extremists
I think that's all I can explain in english ( I feel so stupid right now )