"What do I make of it?" He mused more than spoke. Being something of a lightweight, the wine had already started to cloud his periphery, making the cushions seem too soft, and the room seem too warm. Preferring to maintain his awareness and the full range of his rational faculty, it wasn't a feeling Enjolras particularly enjoyed, but it was one the purpose of which he had come to accept. Particularly in Panem.

"You remember the Cult of Reason, naturally." He words were slow, not belabored but considered. "The Revolutionary government needed to dilute the power of the church and its connections to the king, so they sought to create a new civic religion. The people were not so ready to cast off their ties to God, and so that endeavor was short lived, however, I think that the principle is sound. The church is a traditionalist institution. If one strives for significant social change, he must be willing to deal with it in one way or another. Panem clearly chose to be rid of it. From another aspect, also, one cannot serve too masters. The citizenry would eventually be forced to choose between their God and their slavish devotion to the state."