Whoa, I am not here to challenge anybody’s beliefs, so please keep believing what you believe irregardless of the numerous examples I can provide you with.
Religion does divide people! Give me one example where religion brought people together. You cannot enter Mecca if you are a nonbeliever, you cannot enter certain churches if you are not a Christian. Yes, the main message of all religions is to be kind to others. However, different religions are like different land constitutions, each asking a person to join it and follow it to obtain peace in afterlife. Islam beats all to it, because it offers the most to its follower. Religion makes promises to its followers the same way a politician promises his party, only there’s no hellfire involved.
As for your challenge, people have religions, countries do not. Having said that, there are countries that are the least religious that are also topping the HDI (human development index) list year after year. For example, Normay, Sweden, Iceland are some of the top countries with highest HDI that also happen to be the least religious.
There is morality without religion and there are millions of athiests/agnostics who devote their entire lives to helping people in need. They do not need a religion to tell them what’s right and wrong. Religious people are too occupied with pointless rules as to what they should avoid and what they shouldn’t avoid. One could also learn that by social interaction. Human mind (at least today) is capable of understanding the difference between good and bad by understanding the consequences of his actions. One does not need to hear the threats of hellfire to steer clear of devient behaviour.
There’d always be troublemakers and there would always be peace makers in every nation. Religion did not create peace, it created Crusades, KKK, and Jihadis. The world was in peace before Moses claimed to have spoken to God. We cannot even imagine that time but we can surely investigate. When people have no rules or regulations to follow, most people are bound to do things that lead to horrible consequences for the world around them. We need rules and we need a way to stop a criminal, this governing body doesn’t have to be a religious one. However, the law should serve justice and not take sides, which is exactly what religion does. Religious governments have always taken men’s side and therefore leaving women with no choice but to protest.