I really enjoyed reading your post, and especially got a kick out of the "you pays your money and you takes your choice" . Mostly, it made me think of the Karl Marx quote:
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness.