To me, that's what Christianity has become. A way for people to feel morally superior.

History has well documented that this is the case, in part anyway. It makes me very sad, and I completely understand how unattractive this is. It is so easy to abuse people through religion, and Christians have been (and continue to be) very visible in this endeavor.

The only thing I can say is that I know of many Christians who do not pursue faith as a means of acting superior and controlling others. However, these are usually not the ones who get all of the press. And often when Christians do simply try to point out their viewpoints they are reject out of hand as being self-righteous because that is all anybody knows.