In this blog post religion is referred to as any set of moral, mystical, supernatural, or historical beliefs because these types of beliefs constitute the framework of any religion. In this context, Atheism is a religion because believing that there is not supernatural is still a supernatural belief because it can not be tested.
Governments are set up to protect the people. They accomplish this in two ways. 1) armed forces 2) written or oral laws. These rules are set by the people in power’s beliefs. If a ruler thought killing was wrong, she would outlaw it. If she believed that homosexual marriage would cause the country to collapse, she would outlaw that too. Governing bodies work the same way. If a certain percent (usually more than the majority) thought fetuses were human and killing humans is wrong, they would outlaw abortions.
Religions also are based on beliefs. If a religion says that killing is wrong, religious leaders would discourage it. If a religion says that equal rights are good, then it would be encouraged.
When a governing body creates a laws, it bases them off its beliefs. Some laws coincide with religious beliefs essentially supporting the religion. The only government that would not support certain religions is a government with no laws. Also known as Anarchy which is essentially no government at all.
