The charitable explanation: “People were bad (ie sinners) back then so God punished them.”
It was actually God that she had a problem with most of the time.
http://thelaughtrack.com/2009/06/22/11-funniest-famous-comedians-who-attack-religion/ Do it with comedy. Here are 10 comedy acts which chew up religion. That will teach them without the ugly fear religion counts on.
I wish I could recall which one it was, but I read where either Rudyard Kipling or J.M. Barrie actually did.
And kneel! Especially kneel.
As I get older and my joints get creakier, them Protestant churches look more & more tempting.
Anglican/Episcopalian would be almost the same, except richer congregation, and maybe either married or female priests.
Lutheran would be lower catholic, less stained glass/candles/incense, tending to look more puritan or quakerish. (But good hotdishes!)
Baptists would be sort of like going to a musical theatre every sunday, with audience-participation. But looooong sermons.
Kipling.
Uh-oh. She would probably hear people calling everyone sinners today, so the next thing you know she’s going to ask for lessons in treading water.