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I assume you mean organized religion as opposed to simple spirtuality.
Religion has been one of the major forces for good (and evil) on the planet and this should surprise no one since it is composed of people trying to figure out what to believe about God. While doing this, all the good and bad that we have in us has found outlets. There have been noble sacrifices and hideous massacres done in the name of religion (even Buddhists).
Now, the question is, do you blame God and the idea of gathering people to worship Him/Her or do you blame the people who mess it up? Or in my mind, do you throw the baby out with the bath water?
Remember, some of the worst atrocities of the 20th century were performed by individuals and governments who specifically disavowed religion, so you can't claim it is 'religion' or 'God' that drives us to murder, slaughter, and generally be nasty to each other.
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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis
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