@assayer I apologize for my late reply.
Well, personally I don't believe in human rights-based democracy, it has never existed. No one actually cares about human rights protection, politicians just want to stay in power, pretending that they care about citizens and hiding their intentions by the words that sound good. I'm not sure if it can be changed and if it should be changed, since I have the opinion that idealistic politicians can bring even more harm than selfish ones.
As for religion, it is up to anyone to believe in God or not, but when people do believe they become more vulnurable and easier controlled and brainwashed by their government. Yes, religion has a power to unite society, but is a blindly believing crowd better than conscious individuals? And is turning to religion a good solution to current problems?