Comment Re:Distinguishing conflict from disagreement (Score 1) 1152
The problem is : religion and politics are intermixed. In fact, it's almost impossible to separate them.
And this is because to the government, religion is a powerful tool to control everyone.
Ever heard a president at the end of a speech ( "God bless America" ) .
The problem with religion is that it can't be questioned. So when someone ( for example a politician ) uses religion for his own gains, the truly religious will follow it, no matter what.
The only way to avoid it would be to ignore religious dogma, and truly try finding it on your own. That's a much harder, but much more useful journey to take.