Is life more satisfying as an atheist or religionist?

[Thumpalumpacus]

So it appears to me that the stipulation that it emanates from a source of power isn't necessarily supported. It may be so, but that is not a firm connotation of the word.

Fair enough. The pejorative aspect of the term implies that there's a battle between agendas contending for control of a narrative, and the content in question deliberately omits relevant information that doesn't support the preferred agenda:

Information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions

Of course. That's why @Ahriman's definition is both self-invented and self-serving, and need not be regarded as valid support for his point.