Need advice on Religion approach (Deity, Small, Online) Screenshots inside

Bliss

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Here is the scenario: I have Inca and Zulu next to me. All religions were taken, Zulu got one but I quickly converted his Capital and now I have these 2 wide civilizations left to be converted to my religion in an uncontested way.

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I checked the religious victory window and we have a strong competitor preaching Hinduism to unknown cities and civilizations on the other side of the planet:

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My religion have the following beliefs, while Hinduism owner have these others:

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And, as you can see in the the first picture, for now, I have very poor faith output (had some troubles fighting off barbarians and Zulu) while my Nemesis have over 20 cities converted.

Some additional info: I have checked the Great Person screen and absolutely no other civs are focusing on GWAM, so I could have a very nice shot changing all my current production to Theather Squares and start a rush for a clean cultural victory.

Another option: I'm almost getting the tech lead, once I get some more military techs, I could start a Crusade against the Zulu and the Inca.

Based on all of this this, what do you think is the best Enhancer Belief for me to take? Currently, I'm considering:
  • Holy order: cheap missionaries, convert everybody and enjoy the World Church belief;
  • Itinerant preacher: go for a cultural victory, focus on GWAM and let the pressure do all the work;
  • Crusade: invade Zulu and Inca;
  • Scripture: same than Itinerant preacher, but I think I would benefit from this one more, because there are lots of cities close together;
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Holy order is a no brainer to me.
Either moar missionaries/apostles or extra fair for monumentality, in essence a 30% boost on your competitor either way and you said you were short on faith.

It seems that indeed Holy Order is the most correct answer, followed closely by Crusade. Hinduist Apostles started to show up on our continent a few turns later and came in hot to convert everything. There was a strong risk of losing the game to a Religious Victory, so even if I wasn't too much interested into playing the religious game, I had to at least deny other leader's victory.
 
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