Interesting. I thought that the Inner World was the source of talents, but that a common religion could include magic from the inner and any of the other worlds. So I do not think that source of magic is a distinguishing feature of a common religion. That said I do agree that sub-cults of a deity as a common religion does have a bad smell to it.
That said for a forthecoming game I have 'The Thunder Brothers' as a common religion. It works for me because they are being worshipped as a collective and include many faceless members beyond those who are known sub-cults. IMG their role in Heortling society is to give some fightin' magic to members of the short-call and the like. Of course YGMV.
But I think we need to be careful about drawing lines here.
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