The Paradigm War

This world has seen an open Paradigm war and it affected the Sleeper population and their effect on the Paradigm. In this world there is no one overreaching technocratic paradigm. Instead there are Paradigm territories, each with their own set of reality rules, clashing with their neighbors, stretching and contracting as territories expand or lose ground. Within a Paradigm territory certain forms of magic are easier than others, depending on whether the magic complies with the reigning Paradigm.
In America for example where the campaign starts the reigning Paradigm allows for ether science, science, psionics, Christian miracles, Satanism so scientists both Etherists, psionics and Technocratic terrorists have an easier time casting their magic, as well as the Choirists, Crusaders, psychics and Nephandi of the infernal kind.
On the other hand in Asia the Dao Laoshi have banished the old ways of the Wu Lung and Akashic Brotherhood. indoctrinating the Sleeper population from childhood that miracles are not real.