As a religion people, I keep my faith and pray to God to calming and strengthen my self when I got problem. I always giving thanks to God when I was blessed and got luck in my life. I think your opinion is not wrong, because every person has different perception about that. Other people used religion to control population, but for me, I used that to control myself. 
And it's perfectly OK for you to believe in a god. We're just asking that you don't brainwash your vulnerable children before they are old enough to think for themselves.
Don't be like BADecker - head in the sand forcing HIS god on other's beliefs. That is just wrong and out dated.
Good luck to you friend!