Board Thread:Lore Texts/@comment-25939116-20170811052629/@comment-26815144-20170812223302

They worshipped Ares so that when they went to war they would win. Not because he would give them war. Plus he didn't have a bidding, he wasn't real and the closest thing was the priests, which would have their own vendettas. Name one religion (not a cult) where people worship a deity for nothing in return, no afterlife, no protection, no bountiful harvests.

The Haradrim worshipped Sauron because he was a god in all sense. But it doesn't mean they believe is he evil and will give them nothing in return for fighting for him.