@SarahGation You probably already go by the first statement. Religion like every other hegemonic beliefs wants to establish itself. It does this by conversion ofc, but also through many side-channels like music, arts, hipness, structural themes. In effect, it's trying to install itself not just in physical but psychological (which broadens to societal, once enough people are secured) form too. The question which turns ethics upside down here is, are the beliefs and codes of actions true? Which if you ask me, isn't. Why it isn't is already regurgitated a lot. I'll put a few:
1. Dogma. You have a stoned set of beliefs which you can't question. Contributing to unending intolerance of the other, whether they're true or not
2. Suppression of critical thinking. Following from the first point, you arrive at self/other censorship. Hindering intellectualism and scientific probation
3. Ethics. Non-believers are advertised and derogatorised as lesser of a human. Thereby, justifying oppression over them, cased like slavery, witch-hunting, genocide. How about gays (I don't embrace the woke notion of gender transition for anyone and everyone, but some are born like that)? A death blow, seriously?
So that encompasses why I believe a 'majority' of the beliefs of any religion are severely outdated and dangerous to be around and keep around. What we need is not static formations of the acting on the world, but ones that grows and changes based on the whims of reason alone