And this is the main horrific drawback of all religions. It provides an airtight justification to kill other people. The people doing the killing actually feel good about it. This is far more dangerous than a criminal that gets his jollies harming or killing other people. Religion allows millions to perpetrate the most heinous acts on millions of others and think they are moral doing it.
I think it is the other way around.
People who are oppressive or abusive
"use religion" to justify their individual, political, or collective acts.
Just like some movements 'abuse race' or call for class war to attack one by another.
Yes, it makes it more dangerous if a religion enables collective action on a larger scale:
But that is true of corporations that commit genocide by the numbers and resources they effect,
or true of government and political groups that amass greater influence collectively.
Any collective group can become more dangerous as a mob, not just religious types.
The problem is when power is abused to override individual consent or dissent and due process.
That is what the Bill of Rights was included to check federal govt against violating individual rights.
If ALL collective entities were held to the same standards as the Bill of Rights, to respect the rights of individuals,
this could apply to all corporations or organized groups, religious or political, govt or NGO, churches, schools, media, parties or nonprofits.