God is the real killer. Blood and Meat People bond in solidarity with their worship of miraculous beings that represent a community's force. The Sweet Hereafter . . . Armageddon, Deep Impact War is Life Religion and war go hand in hand. We long for end times, align against devils, and save ourselves through battles against infidels.
Nothing generates solidarity like blood sacrifice in combat with outsiders.
People realize their moral worth by sacrificing their own. The Last Temptation of Christ . Reason and Education Advances in scientific investigation and technology raise people above the state of terror that fostered religion. Many women rebel against unpaid domesticity as religious adherence declines. People enhance and lose their status by purging and bingeing on vice.