I think you can. You've managed to objectively look at yourself and recognize what's holding you back. Sadly, that's a rare talent. I know the lure of hating the religious and have fallen into it as well from time to time. But everytime I do it, everytime I wade through the same sewage they live in, I come out worse for it in the end. Old truisms always have fresh meaning for folks, such as this one. "Never argue with an idiot, they'll only pull you down to their level and beat you with experience." And if you end up feeling worse about yourself and the world on the other side with nothing to show for it, no positive change, that's defeat in my eyes.

Do what you can, calmly and with love for yourself and sympathy for those that oppose you. The only thing you can be sure of affecting though is yourself. Don't let their plague infect you; rise above it. Easier said than done, I know. But I think you got the chops for it =D

All of the above is written from a guy still struggling along the same broken trail trying to find the path. I don't think there's many in this world that can claim to have kept their feet on it for long, but part of being human is struggle, the journey is more important than the destination, etc. How hard and long we try is what defines us.