Soviet Union much? Ukraine says hello! Of course secular states can commit atrocities.
But I don't think bos was speaking directly to that. I have to agree with his stance that waaay too many people let the bible dictate the way they vote, decide laws, etc. I mean, while things have improved recently, it was not too long ago (Reagans time) that pollution was just not seen as a problem to many christians because God would not allow it to happen, or even worse, that by polluting the world they were bringing us all closer to the Rapture.
Of course that second bit still happens today. The wars in the middle east are seen by some preachers as precedents of the end times, so of course they're going to support them.
And as said before, we really really should not be having an "Intelligent Design" debate in this country. Similarly a government sponsored marriage license should not be based upon religious norms.