How does religion influence different characteristics of a society?

Religion was introduced to regulate the society. Thereafter, states have taken up the responsibility, and improved it further. Most of the laws of the nations are the products of various religion. But religion multiplied, and deviated from the stated path. There were clashes between the religion and the states, but later on religion could not match with the pace of the states, on various issues. The control of states by religion started eroding, though some religions are still controlling the states. The laws are different in different states, mainly due to change in religion.

Now religions multiplied in different nations, and unable to compromise with each other. States conflict with the religion and the conflict of religion between themselves, resulted in the disturbance to the people in various ways. compromise between various religion is difficult, and the participation of various religion in the democratic process, gave more problems than solutions. Our founding fathers, failed to arrest the participation of various religions into the democratic set up, and as such, religions are in search for more powers than the states.

i believe it d) heterogeneous

the answer is b: the religion they practice.

here's why:

there were many different native american tribes and those with similar characteristics formed a main tribe or nation. each had its own language, religion and customs.