I did not argue that I blame religions for the killings but rather, its effect in the world. People were and are still today being persecuted for their beliefs.

The biggest examples that I can cite is the Holocaust and the genocide of the Aztecs by the Spanish Conquistadors. The Holocaust needs no more explaining but in the case of the Aztecs, the Spaniards found the practices of the Aztecs, the sacrifices in particular as unholy. The Spaniards fought "in the name of God", thus it led to mostly to the extermination of the Aztecs. Also, Knights in the Medieval era used religion to justify their killings. They knew they could ask for absolution for the murders they committed, that did not stop them from killing. All over history, documented or not, you can find people being persecuted for their beliefs.

Although, I stand corrected with "the" part. I should have said that ONE of the effects of religion was that it had led to many killings. This part you can't deny. As I said, the teachings differ from the practice. Yes, they prohibit killings but history certainly would argue the contrary. You argued the USE of religion in killing. I was meaning to argue both sides of the coin. Persecution for beliefs. The 5 millions Jews were murdered because they were Jews.

I'm not saying the religion is bad but rather to contradict the statement, "All religions are good." Not all events in history can back that up.