Does Religion Breed Hatred, Bigotry and Violence?

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I have always thought religion was a belief in a higher being or a set of principles which guided a person through life. I was raised a Catholic and I was taught to love God and everyone else. I knew people of various Christian sects as well as people of the Jewish faith. From my friendships with these people, I learned that they too were taught to love God and their neighbors. I went to Catholic schools…