And here's why I don't trust either party, nor believe in their values....

I agree that religion is the opiate of the masses. Replacing God with The State does nothing to alleviate the problem, however. As I see it, the fundamentalists are taking over the right, and forcing God down everyone's throat. Unfortunately, the statists long ago took over the left. It's not any better. Removing the individual from the equation is the road to totalitarianism, plain and simple, be it the Church or the State. There's no difference.