Comment by UbuntuJon

Sadly though, most religious people take the writings about that "metaphorical vision" to be literal. Personally I think religion should be open to ridicule. The fact that some of the most powerful decision makers in the world (all US presidents so far, for example) believe / believed in some big man in the sky and allow teachings from 2000+ years ago (when the world was incredibly less civilised) to influence their decisions and behaviour, is quite frankly terrifying.