Yes, I know. The point is the current system encourages pagan Lords to simply forbid all preaching and temple building, and this gives them all the same advantages as joining a religion and working on preaching their region to majority belief would. It's a minor point, but it is a factor.
Then aligning the Lords and the peasant's faith would be a bonus, rather than misalignment being a malus that can be negated by not having religions at all.
Religions can offer other benefits to their members than just "not causing trouble". Religions can actively aid in maintaining a region, defend against hostile faiths, provide important diplomatic and social connections, provide help in attaining all kinds of political goals, etc. If your religion can't do any of those things, and can't convince the average pagan lord to join your faith, then, frankly, your religion sucks.
Now, I'm not saying that you should be able to convince every lord to join your faith. Or even every *pagan* lord. But you have to be willing to be creative about how you recruit people to your cause. Your religion has to offer them *something* they want.
