Any religion that exists today started when organized governments already existed. An overwhelming number of religions that ever existed no longer have even a s

Any religion that exists today started when organized governments already existed. An overwhelming number of religions that ever existed no longer have even a single follower. For example Slavic pagan religion was eliminated by the government of Kievan Rus enforcing Christianity on everyone [1]. I'd even argue that the only way religion can have power is when it is intertwined with the government, which is why separation of church and state is so important. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_paganism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_paganism