Morality is a social construct that does not require religious dogma; religion just shifts the blame away from individuals and onto a higher being.

Thank you! I agree totally. I have also heard it argued that evolution devalues humankind, because (forgive the gender thing here) if man was not created by God, then he is not 'special' but a mere accident of physics. However, it seems to me that to put 'man' below God makes him subservient. Evolution, on the other hand, raises man to the highest ethical rank, making him the sole crafter of his own destiny...