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billybcgn25 · 70-79, M
"The Book of Eli" with Denzel Washington seems to put a finger on that question. There are those who love to leverage religion to acquire power. There are others who truly believe.
In the end, however, the power-hungry end up with the same amount of power as the true believer. Ponder this: Alexander the Great once ruled some six million square miles of real estate. However, he now "rules" only about 40 square feet. And he doesn't enjoy even that little bit (if, indeed, his body is interred in Alexandria--no one really knows where his remains er--remain).
In the end, however, the power-hungry end up with the same amount of power as the true believer. Ponder this: Alexander the Great once ruled some six million square miles of real estate. However, he now "rules" only about 40 square feet. And he doesn't enjoy even that little bit (if, indeed, his body is interred in Alexandria--no one really knows where his remains er--remain).