For all three examples trying to show that religion is even more impactful than politics, the mechanism for religious power is politics. I think more orthogona

For all three examples trying to show that religion is even more impactful than politics, the mechanism for religious power is politics. I think more orthogonal examples would be better. But I don't think there are good examples to be found. Political power is the means by which any widely held thought becomes impactful. Religion isn't special in this.