Religion in BNW vs Parable of the Sower

 In BNW, they banned religion of any god because the government wanted to be the only thing the citizens worshiped, thus giving them the most control over their people. Parable of the Sower is a little bit different because there is no singular government manipulating the people. To be honest, Lauren is kind of on her own. She makes her own religion because she is not satisfied with her family’s religion. Unlike BNW, not everyone in her neighborhood has the same religion and there is a bit more freedom in that extent. People feel like they need a religion to have hope in their dystopia because the government does basically nothing for their safety and is not always there like in BNW. Maybe it is just a way to express themselves or just continue what has been tradition in their family. Less overarching governmental religion and more independent and different based on each person.