I absolutely agree that humans would be better off if they were more skeptical regarding religions generally and claims about the needs and desires of gods specifically. However, I think in the modern world, where irrationality and barbarity persist despite a growing body of atheists, I think the real danger is blind allegiance to authorities coupled with - as you hinted at throughout - a lack of a reasoned moral code. In an era where subscription to religion is based more on voluntary interactions than on peer pressure, the other two pillars you mention: the state and society become far more important determinants of injustice. I praise you for keeping up the good fight by inspiring philosophical discussions. The manner in which we arrive at morality and what that morality is are ever more important as people mature in a world with ever proliferating amounts of information.
RE: If not by state, then by church.
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If not by state, then by church.