What does religion offer?

[Bad Writer]

Well it can make good men do bad things while thinking they are good. Maybe it can go in reverse: make bad men do good things while making them think they are bad. Thats all i can think of

Hmm...but then one would say that's encouraging bad men, right? They may even eventually see through the facade and go back to doing what they know is bad. Religion would be the most round about way to effect change in them, and the price is not worth the outcome in many cases here.

My wife is usually very helpful in coming up with good responses, but she and I are both coming up blank on this entire concept. I mean, one thing people might say could be good is the upholding of the traditional family, but we know nowadays that even sticking to your guns on that has its downfalls, as it excludes the rights of people in non-traditional families that barely even mar the fabric that holds society together.

...what else...?