With a POD no earlier than 1750, and the later the better, have (at least) one major religion fall down!
This can be Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, or any other major religion with worldwide adherents and influence. Atheism/Agnosticism/secularism does not count, but e.g. Shintoism does.
By "fall down" or "destroy" I mean that the religion affected has at most as many followers as Mormonism OTL (i.e. around 10 million), worldwide, so no total destruction is necessary. It is also not necessary that a negative image ("sect") becomes attached to the religion, but it would probably happen.
Bonus points if you manage it after 1900 (I have also posted this in the After 1900 forum), and/or if the religion becomes as marginalised as the Jehovah's Witnesses.
This can be Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, or any other major religion with worldwide adherents and influence. Atheism/Agnosticism/secularism does not count, but e.g. Shintoism does.
By "fall down" or "destroy" I mean that the religion affected has at most as many followers as Mormonism OTL (i.e. around 10 million), worldwide, so no total destruction is necessary. It is also not necessary that a negative image ("sect") becomes attached to the religion, but it would probably happen.
Bonus points if you manage it after 1900 (I have also posted this in the After 1900 forum), and/or if the religion becomes as marginalised as the Jehovah's Witnesses.