A recent controversy over the election of elders at McLean Bible Church shows that power politics rule in the religious world as much as the secular one.  It's an illustration of what people in power are willing to do to win.

Christianity Today: Platt’s McLean Bible Church Hit With Attempted Takeover, Lawsuit from Opposition: https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/july/david-platt-mclean-bible-church-elder-race-politics-critics.html