religion as a control mechanism theme
There is a society in which the ruling elite moulds religious doctrine to justify their own position and exert control.
14 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng4x13 | choice | Ardra appealed to religion to facilitate exploiting the Ventaxians for their resources |
| voy3x05 | choice | Arridor and Kol use religion as a means of exploiting a lesser advanced people |
| voy7x14 | choice | in the end, religion was warped so as to serve political interests |
| movie: Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) | major | Metphies used religion to dupe the men under Haruo's command into following Metphies' insane plan to bring the giant three-headed dragon-like monster Ghidorah to Earth. |
| movie: Privilege (1967) | major | The government coordinated with the Church to use Steven Shorter as a tool to unify everyone under one god and one flag. |
| movie: The Handmaids Tale (1990) | major | The Republic of Gilead elites reorganized society using a self-serving interpretation of some Old Testament ideas. |
| shortstory: The Gostak and the Doshes (1930) | major | The story is a social commentary on the insidious role played by the church in cultivating patriotism in the population during times of war. |
| shortstory: The Tissue-Culture King (1927) | major | Bugala used advanced forms of propaganda in combination with hypnosis and mass-telepathy to consolidate the hold of the national religion on his people. |
| tos3x10 | major | the Oracle controlled the people by religion |
| ds97x09 | minor | Dukat used religion to control and exploit cult members for his own purposes |