Religious beliefs have no place in a modern society.

I'm going to start this debate by informing everyone who disagrees with me, you are wrong. My opinions and beliefs are more important than yours, and if you challenge me, you're wrong and borderline unethical as a human being. I don't have to prove why to you. I only need to say my faith makes me believe this, and I share God's opinion. Who can disagree with God and be right, after all? My God that is. If yours is different, clearly you're wrong about that too. Religions are the only ideals that are excused and allowed to think in such a manner. These traditions and beliefs are not contested or debated, they are adapted and shared, indoctrinating children at a young age to rot their critical thinking skills. They hold no opinions that are formed by your own thinking, or morals. They are taught to you as right and wrong, without explaining why. Eventually society progresses so far past religious beliefs they are forced to change or be left behind, such as the idea behind interracial marriages being illegal, or torture and murder for heresy. So why then do we need these superstitions to begin with? Far too often they encroach on the freedoms of others, and never do religions fully get along with other types. Let's look at homosexual marriages being a current hot topic. We have a group of people who for no other reason than a preconceived idea that God agrees with them, and they need to act in his favor, are actively trying to refuse a right to other people. The problem isn't that they disagree with gay marriage, but the reasons why that they disagree. They haven't taken the effort of researching facts, formulating and compiling evidence and reasons behind why they feel a certain way. It's because God says so, and I agree with him. It's ethically cheating and lazy. I've focused on the negative aspects of religions in modern society, because I feel that they are the cause of so much excused bigotry and an unwarranted moral superiority. But what about the positive aspects? Are there positive beliefs that come with religion that outweigh so much negativity? No. People who do good in the name of God, such as charities or churches? There are plenty of philanthropist organizations that have no religious affiliations. Furthermore, how good of a person are you if you only do things because of threats of an eternal punishment? Is it really altruistic at that point? If anything it only waters down the meaning behind good deeds done on the basis of religion. How about the scientific advances that have been halted in the name of a disapproving God? Such as with Galileo, stem cell research, and Creationists who try to pervert the teachings of science in a classroom. Look at the harm done by Islam to Muslims once great contributions to the mathematical and scientific community. I want to live in a society where morals are discussed and affect the time in which I live, not preconceived with no explanation or change. I want to see people use logic and rational thinking to solve problems, not emotions and anger defending an invisible man. Life is precious because we only have one, not a promise of virgins or eternal bliss in Heaven. Why do we need any of this nonsense in our lives and society? Why can't we live in a world based around what we know, while admitting that we don't know everything?