The decisions and affairs of most societies are indeed made by either the religious leader or the political leaders, there are cases where some decisions that were made by some political leaders would be protested by the populace because it doesn't fit well with the laws and beliefs set up by some religious leaders bringing anarchy, and problems to the society.

There are instances when a general dress code would be issued by the government to be worn for certain occasions but because it doesn't go in line with some religious beliefs, there is a show of rebellion towards the political leaders just to obey the religious leader.

The truth is, that the two sets of leaders play a great role in shaping the society and in times when conflict might arise in the society and the citizenry might not give a listening hear to the political leaders, the religious leaders become the immediate alternate that can calm the citizens down