A healthy religion is a BENEFIT to society. People will WANT it around. Ask yourself , WHAT is the purpose of religion? They did NOT want the Puritans...WHY? the clue, is in the PURE. Purity is an interesting idea, that always leads to a horrific place. A very impossible one. A purely good man is only half a man. He has no real choice. (usually this had happened due to some torture, to make the psyche Incapable of the FULL range of humanity.) No. VIRTUE, true virtue Requires Awareness of BOTH possibilities , CHOICE and dialogue. Otherwise you are just a meat robot.