Rob obviously bigger institutions have more money and supporters but in a democracy that's just how stuff works - If I have an ideology with 50 people I can't create a party because we are little in numbers. I actually like religious buildings because of the architecture and history. If you can gather maybe 50000 followers you may be able to start a religion (just pick the tenets wisely )
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you