value systems were built into religion not built from religion, in other words morality, or atleast the idealogoy necassary for a group of beings to function toghter existed prior to any intruduction of christianity. Those values have always been in place. Relgion in all its forms in mordern times serves as a point of decentsion of the worlds peoples due to the extremetest that follow the letter of the "morality" which for the most part has been perverted by the various worlds relgions.

I still would like to see the cow milked to use your example. I dont think religion should be put on the junk heap, faith in its purest form is one of our most wonderful traits, I do not think that religion should serve as a moral guide there are two many problems in useing it as such.