Our extensive criticism of religion is justified, correct?

I make a lot of sarcastic and witty comments about religion online and offline, and sometimes I feel bad because the ‘normal’ religious people are caught in the crossfire.

I know many great people that are religious, but of course we aren’t criticising these people.

So sometimes I wonder if I should chill out on the criticism, and then I remember: Spokespeople for secularism are doing this for a reason. We can’t ignore the obvious oppresion and flagrant offenses to civil rights and the separation of church and state that are so real and have an effect on people that use reason and logic.

Yes the blatant insults do not help, but overall, should we continue to try to influence the use of critical thinking in more people or simply ‘live and let live’?