the things that human beings have done do in the names of their religions. They are not admirable, they have often been are often utterly despicable
Fixed that for you. To be fair, plenty of despicable things have been done in the name of science, too. Think lab animals, and human experimentation torture. There are other, better arguments for abandoning religion. It can only be considered abuse if you're lying. What if your religion is the correct one and atheists are wrong?
