"Why do the locals need religion when they have their Sovereign to provide for them" is basically what Mendicant has stated. If that's not an atheist statement, then it's a statement that proclaims him to be a god-king. Vice versa.
That isn't what it means, it implies that faith in god isn't important because the sovereign is better than god and more worthy. He isn't a god King he transcends god as something better.
Nope. Unless you are willing to create a religion, you will stay a pagan. Can't argue.
Everyone believes in something in BM.
And it is the players perogative to roleplay that paganism to be whatever form of paganism they want. Be that godking worship or child eating blood cult. You have no mandate to dictate the features of there character other than that they have to be:
A. Human
B. Either pagan or religious
But other than those vague terms your opinion is irrelevant
