Too often, self - righteous religious leaders use their power to promote actions that go against the core values of their religion and religious texts. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Power, greed, and manipulation are three central values of religion and politics. (redeeminggod.com)
Feuerbach, for example, was one of the first to understand the positive value of religion in society, even when religion is understood as a human creation and expressed in naturalistic terms. (religion-online.org)