[garylkz]

When people are doing something "in the name of religion", it's possible that they are just trying to justify their actions to achieve certain goals

[ajross]

Also true when people are doing something for any other reason, though. People providing a self-aware and appropriately cynical justification for their actions is the extremely rare exception. The rule is contorted rationalization for selfish nonsense.

[perching_aix]

This is true even beyond just religion. Stated and actual goals can and not too rarely do differ, as one cannot see into people's minds (for now).