a lot of people want to make the argument that the world would be a better place w/o religion. thats bull. some people do kill in the name of their god. that is true. but overall faith makes a person better. the christian-judeo principals that most of us live by in this country are the standards that make a lot of people good moral individuals. yes, their are extremists, but extremists are unbalanced individuals and a lot of them would kill even without their religion. and lets remember OKC bomber Timothy McVeigh was an athiest and he is not the only one...murderers/terrorists are unbalanced individuals, some kill because of a faith, some kill without a faith. I think the bottom line though is the faith influence in America makes nearly everyone who is of faith a better person.