Why do I need Rand to tell me this when it was said a lot better by Aristotle and countless others a long time ago?
Objectivism rejects mysticism!
You mean, Objectivism rejects Christianity. Which is true. Christianity embodies both "mysticism" and "altruism" and so has both of the supreme Objectivist devils rolled into one. Perhaps once the Randians get powerful enough, they'll find ways to get rid of this troublesome mysticism-altruism that causes all the world's problems. Who knows, maybe they'll even join the jihad against Christianity.
Yes, unfortunately that is true. But objectivism also rejects other forms of mysticism and subjectivism that lead to liberal politics and politicized science. The antidote is not conservative dogma, but objectivism in everyday life. Faith is not incompatible with that objectivism, but it takes considerable intellectual effort which I myself have not expended (nor did Ayn Rand).