Is it no wonder at all that religious followers are quite rightly referred to as "sheeple"?
Whether they like it or not, religious nuts bring ridicule upon themselves for being naively sucked into believing such completely unfounded and absurd nonsense.
It is a sad indictment upon modern, free and educated society that there will always be those who are gullible, weak and vulnerable and those who take advantage of those traits in exercising control over and making personal gain from "sheeple".
Wherever you find a heard of sheep, You will always find a shepherd.
If sheep had a bit more intelligence and a mind of their own they would be too difficult to herd and will be left alone. There would be no shepherds and sheep would no longer be constantly fleeced then ending up on dinner plates.