If there is a two-party democracy in place then the church is able to exert it's influence over the main parties since the main parties because quasi establishment parties. If there is a two-party system then a centre-left and centre-right duopoly will emerge due to tactical voting and people seeking to maximise their vote. If this duopoly emerges then the church will seek to influence each of these parties... particularly on the right where they are traditionally more pertinent. If there is no church then the first-past-the-post system is not a problem because voters will have a straight choice between socialist policies and more liberal policies. It is only if there is a significant church in a country that the first-past-the-post system might be a problem.
The fptp system is not a problem unless the country has a large church.
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