Religion affects the lives of its followers by...

1. Sense of Belonging

1.1. Yor sense of belonging would go along with how you are treated by others and you religion effects how you treat others very much.

2. Moral Code

2.1. For example, in the Ten Commandments it states no killing and no stealing which could be different in some religions and it effects how we act towards people and what morals we have.

3. Understanding of Life

3.1. Most of the time a religions understanding of life is how they will get to their end goal like for christians it would be Heaven or for another it may be Nirvana and that understanding influences their life choices.