Emily you need to go beyond your friend’s response…

To state that no religion promotes violence is naive and perhaps you could read the (in)famous religious books yourself. You know how to read and you need no interpretation. Your only agenda should be understanding why a particular religion is considered the only true religion. Then you will learn why some tribes must die and why a women is not worth as a men in the eyes of a spoecific divinity.

Good luck — ain’t an easy task.