Titles don't matter. The thing is if one observes as I do the politics of the day one can glean a certain type of person drawn to the religion drug, and can also understand how that drug is used to manipulate said type of person.
I am speaking in very broad generalities and basing those observations on personal experience. There is nothing scientific about my findings.

The type: Uneducated, or under-educated, unemployed or under-employed, under paid and exploited.
White, christian, middle aged, health in various states of minor to major decline. Single or married with children in both situations.
Not well read. The extent of reading material consist of Narnia, Anna Karenina, highlighted portions of the Holy Bible, and various propaganda books produced by one or several of the conservative ICONS that are cable news propagandist.

The drug: Religion, a promise of security, belonging, personal wealth, independence and freedom, and no unknowns.

The results: Bigotry, homophobia, Islamophobia, fear of the Fed, or fear of the EU, war on women and women's rights, fear and hatred of immigrants, denial of science, history, logic, common sense, and civility.

Body: Corrupt Corporations have utilized different arms of persuasion to manipulate the weak minded masses into cooperating (against their own best interest) into increasing the profits of those corporations and concentrating wealth into the top 1% of the population. They may use pop culture to dumb down those masses. They may use hype (crime reporting and the way it is reported) to instill fear of segments of society. They always use religion to close the deal in gaining full cooperation from those masses.
Taking the religion tact:
1st there is distraction. Ginning up abortion as a sin, and homosexuality as a sin, distracts people from solving and concentrating on real issues like global warming, and economic parity. These weak minded individuals attend church sometimes a fanatic frequency (daily in some cases) where sermons aren't anything more than a political propaganda rant of hate and fear.
2nd Then if that were not enough, they break down into "bible study" groups where specific political slants and distractions are emphasized. Certain aspects of the bible are cherry picked and purposely misinterpreted to justify a political ideology or action (voting or even violence).
This religious tactic isn't exclusive to christians but it is what I am most familiar with. It's obvious that islamic groups use it as well and for the same purpose even though the targets are different. In either case the "victim is totally addicted to the drug of religious instruction.
I have never witnessed anyone that has been totally cured of any addiction. There may very well be some, but I have never seen one example. Whether it be drugs, religion, alcohol, sex, anger, or paranoia, I have never seen anyone that is totally cured.
I am an alcoholic. The best I can do for myself is to admit that fact to myself, embrace it, and never take a drink again. I can't see that it is any different for any other addiction.
So what is the answer? How do we as a society deal with this mass of mindless victims that are coerced into working against their own best interest and the best interest of society in general? I don't know? What I do know is that we have to control corrupt corporations and corruption in general. that is the first step, and though a major undertaking it is minor to enormity of the task at hand.

Today the UK voted for Brexit. This is a result of corporate greed and will cause massive problems for many people worldwide. It was brought on by conservatives that used fear hatred and bigotry. Everyone said that it really couldn't happen, but it just did. In the US people are saying that Trump could never win, but he is one step away from doing just that. If that happens the disaster that befalls the world is unfathomable.

I am not the only casual observer of the world, we all are. I like to call it Cultural Anthropology. It's just a title. Now tell me what you have observed and what you see.