What does it mean in other words?
wist religion to suit their own ends.

THE CONTEXT:

The similarities between Donald Trump and Silvio Berlusconi are striking: Both are loud, vain, cheeky businessmen, amateur politicians and professional womanizers. Both have a troubled relation with their egos and their hair. Both think God is their publicist, and twist religion to suit their own ends.

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What does it mean in other words?
wist religion to suit their own ends.

THE CONTEXT:

The similarities between Donald Trump and Silvio Berlusconi are striking: Both are loud, vain, cheeky businessmen, amateur politicians and professional womanizers. Both have a troubled relation with their egos and their hair. Both think God is their publicist, and twist religion to suit their own ends.

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"[They] twist religion to suit their own ends."  It means that these men use religion in a way that benefits themselves.  This could imply that they only follow some (and not all) teachings of a religion or they interpret teachings however they want to or something else.

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