Religious debate and the shrinking world

Reading Godless Mom's recent post lead me to express my views on the religious debate that goes on and on in circles here in our country and across the globe. Read her post here. I left the following comment:

Something has convinced these religious zealots of all faiths that someone has backed them into a corner and they are fighting to prove that what they believe is the one and only way. All of which is ridiculous because no human has ever been able to prove that God loves their religion best or even that God does in fact exist. But something has caused a great chasm in the world society, or is it that we are such a small planet today with the advancement of technology prying into our living rooms with broadcasts of violence, hatred and hyped up sensationalism to keep the masses scared that we are paying more attention to the violence and hatred spread by these organized religions? Wars of all sorts have run rampant for eons--today we have instant access to them.

I like Bill Maher and Jon Stewart both. Maher being a bit too confrontational for my tastes, but Stewart continues to present things the way I see them. I am far left politically and I am a firm believer in a God of my understanding. All this religious fuss about who is the most select in God's eyes is just mankind needing some validation or needing to be a bully, both of which are sad.

It does scare the piss out of me that the right wing and evangelical parts of the Christian faith are gaining more and more power which drives them to be more and more power hungry. Seriously, what is the big deal about what you believe to be so important that you must make others bow to you or your God?