[AdmSmith]

Consequently, it would seem to me that it would be much more likely for the anti-religion crowd to be against "string theory" than the religious minded.

No, I do not think so, ;-)

[muawiyah]

Oh, yes, and it's just a matter of time until they find out about the parallels.

Or, maybe not. Modern theoretical physicists are usually pretty ignorant of a lot of things ~ current events, how government works, girls, stuff like that ~ and religion.