[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by the truth

religion causes absolutely NO wars. man causes wars.
wars happened before religion and they would happen if religion ceased to exist. war is about greed, for land for power , for oil , for legacy. to blame war on religion is as stupid as blaming war on movies, music, sports , you may as well blame wars on trees for providing the wood in the spears. its nothing to do with religion at all.

Having thought about your argument you are probably right but those who want war use religion as an excuse to attract support from those with no material stake in a conflict - so I concede you are correct.