Shadow of the Colossus: Eight down, eight to go

On a whim, I decided to make a second run through of the awesome game Shadow of the Colossus. Progress has been good so far as I've reached the halfway mark.

Having played this game before, I know what to expect - and the game's general premise intrigues me (SPOILERS ahead):
A guy, Wanda, wants to bring a dead lass, Mono, back to life so he goes to a forbidden land long abandoned by humans. There, Wanda arrives at a temple where sixteen giant statues stand. Laying the body of Mono on a plinth Wanda is then instructed by a heavenly voice, Dormin, that in order to achieve his goal, he would need to slay sixteen colossi that inhabit this land - and even then there will be a terrible cost involved. Wanda agrees and, accompanied by his horse Agro, ventures through the land.
He eventually meets the colossi one by one. Some are hostile, some attack on instinct and others don't ever fight back. With each colossi defeated, their bodies become rock and earth and their essence bursts from them to engulf Wanda, corrupting his body and transport him back to the temple. And in the temple, the statue of the defeated colossus crumbles and a white dove comes to rest next to Mono's body.
With each colossus defeated, Wanda's body deteriorates with each colossus' essence. Towards the end of Wanda's quest, a priest, Emon, and some men enter the land and, on the way to the last colossus, Agro plunges into a ravine but not before saving his master's life. With the defeat of the last colossus, Emon and his men enter the temple. They see Mono, the remnants of the statues and, finally, Wanda's body. Recognizing him, Emon's men try to kill him but suddenly Wanda's body is taken over by Dormin. Emon responds by casting a banishment spell, sending Dormin, along with Wanda, back where he came from. Emon and his men then leave the temple and the land altogether. Mono then wakes up to see Agro enter, miraculously, limping with a broken leg. Mono doesn't appear to recognise the horse but then she finds something new: There, in a spot where Wanda/Dormin was last seen, is a baby with horns sticking out of it's head. Mono then picks up the baby and follows Agro to the top of the temple where a secret garden awaits. The game then ends and the credits roll.

That being said, I have to wonder: Has anyone ever tried to use this game for anti-religious purposes? (No this is not a challenge!)