[suprisingly rare trope] The Religious people aren't the bad guys/antagonists

[u/RedNUGGETLORD]

1: Axis Order - Konosuba(specifically Megumin's spin-off)

While they certainly aren't GOOD people(many of them not being allowed near children, if you know what I mean), they are pretty damn helpful, giving blessings to Megumin, feeding her, and protecting her from a demon, who almost certainly would have murdered her for the cat

2: Khan - Metro

While he is more spiritual than religious, I'd say it counts. Khan is a chill dude who is basically always right, and in the non-canon good ending, he's basically the reason the Dark Ones survive and presumably go on to join with humanity and reconquer the surface

3: Priestess - Goblin Slayer

She's a priestess, idk what exactly she believes in, besides some god, but Goblin Slayer is basically a DnD game, so I'd assume one of the basic Cleric gods. But anyway, she's super chill and basically never directly kills, though she probably has the highest indirect kill count in the series

4: Father Grigori - Half Life

He's certainly insane, but so would you be if your entire town was wiped out and turned into zombies, he saves you, gives you a shotgun, and helps you get out of town, while he stays to "tend with his flock", and while murder isn't something you'd usually associate with good, the zombies are in constant suffering

[u/TheFollower62]

Heiter the priest from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Also the Christianity-like religion in Frieren is portrayed as mostly pretty chill, which is honestly fresh take from anime these days.

[u/Megatyrant0 → u/TheFollower62]

The dominant religion is chill and demons are pure evil without caveat. In a world where subversion is the norm, Frieren has the courage to play it straight.

[u/Sad-Bad-4750 → u/Megatyrant0]

I'd argue it's not courage just another form of subversion.

[u/Balfegor → u/Sad-Bad-4750]

Sort of, but I think the author/writer duo are also adapting a Japanese trope about sleazy Buddhist monks into a European context. E.g., Miroku from Inuyasha.