Yes, virtually ALL big organizations find things easier if their members are 'mindless sheep'. The military want that. Big business wants that. Governments want that. Almost every human organization that exists on a large scale works hard to produce conformity, obedience, predictability in its members...mindless sheep, in other words.

If someone accuses religion of doing it, but seems to forget that governments, business, and the military all do it too, then he's just making it quite clear that he has a major chip on his shoulder in regards to religion.