@_L1vY_ I don't know that I agree 100% with that, having been raised in a religious household. One's capacity to reason is strongly determined by their upbringing.
With that said, when you're grown and on your own, that changes significantly. I deconverted at 19, after one year out of the house. (Though it took two years for me to stop thinking about demons and Hell.)
On the point of feeling powerful, though, 100%. People love the power that various forms of control, including bigotry.