Religion for men is an opportunity for self empowerment, that's why certain men will endeavor themselves in it, the tactics they use to achieve that power and control usually entails using coercive mind control technics .
For example the top leading men of the JWS the GB members proclaim that god has chosen them exclusively out of 8 billion people who are now inhabiting the earth.
They claim that they are god's sole intermediary connection to him because of their unique bible interpretations.
Yet they are proven to be lying and corrupt religoius charlatans.