Don't Make Theology Geeks Cry: some remarks on religion in fanfic

Metafandom had a post yesterday about religion in fanfic, mainly discussing the danger of the "mass conversion mary sue". Since I write religion kind of a lot in my fiction, both original and fan, and since I'm insecure about it, I thought I'd make a few remarks on the topic.

Where religion is concerned, ( the badfic possibilities are endless. )