I was primarily asking for your comment on the fact of a non-religious person supporting that incident, the example in this case being Panookah (unlike you he doesn't consider what the pastor did to be bad, and disapproves of criticism of the pastor), as it seemed to run counter to your quote. I would have also liked your thoughts on the fact of a religious person like me deploring the same incident, which would further weaken the case for a causal relationship between religion and fanaticism. However, since you clarified that you do not agree 100% with the proverb (but rather in a restricted sense), I think I get your general purport and wouldn't take issue with it.