how did the extreme religious right get that way?

[MorganGrayson]

I'm just going to try and keep it short with "I agree."

And, no, it's not what Jesus had in mind at all.

Conceptually, "organized religion" is fantastic. A big version of "it's dark and scary out there so let's all hold hands while we cross the street." It's unfortunate and very, very sad that put in practice...it's so very ugly. It's a lot scarier than anything that's out there in the dark.