I highlighted a part in bold above … I don’t agree with it This is the argument that atheists use to justify abandoning religion. But the truth is that religion is NEVER the cause of war. Religion is often the vehicle of rallying support for war. Yes … but it is never the cause.
And religions can’t be persecuted - but what I gather you mean here is “which denomination’s adherents are persecuted the most?” I have left it with the term “denomination” to allow racial, sub-religion and political group distinctions …
This is the argument that atheists use to justify abandoning religion. But the truth is that religion is NEVER the cause of war. Religion is often the vehicle of rallying support for war. Yes … but it is never the cause.