In a way, I buy that. However, the problem with many religious / community "rules of order" is that they too often are based more on tribal patterns and/or irra

In a way, I buy that. However, the problem with many religious / community "rules of order" is that they too often are based more on tribal patterns and/or irrational logic instead of evidence. Not only has that sometimes caused harm to harmless people "not in the tribe", but sometimes legitimate sociopaths have actually exploited "the rules and norms" to their end. (A particularly notorious example of the later that I can think of is Ted Bundy.) Agreed with the idea that religion does foster a sense of community. If you can get that without the nasty tribalism side effects you sometimes see from it, it would work.