| The only thing I would call "manipulating religion" is if a politician tries to get elected on religious principles that they don't actually believe in. But no matter what their motivation is, if a politician tries to get elected on a platform of social programs that help the needy, and he manages to raise enough support to get elected, I don't see a problem at all. I mean, theoretically I don't see a problem. It seems like your gripe is more with representative democracy, not with politicians manipulating religion. After all, this flawless system allows us to vote people out if we have a problem with them "coercing" us into supporting various social programs, whether they're coercing us for religious reasons or just because they think it's the right thing to do.
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