Does religion tend to make people better or worse?

[Torie]

Can a religion be defined as including a set of moral beliefs not attended with any supernatural leaps of faith? If so, then many have a religion even though they think they are not religious.

I think it reasonable to believe that those who have a set of moral beliefs that include a selfless component probably do act in a more estimable manner. But it is hard to know, since many who profess to be religious, probably really are not to any meaningful extent in their lives.

I am skeptical that believing in the supernatural in a religious context has much to do with making one a better person at least when it comes to one's acts. Anecdotally, I have not found any clear correlation in my personal experience between professing to be religious or not, and how "good" a person acts. Some non religious folks are fine people, and some who profess to be religious are disgusting, and visa versa.