Jasper FfordeReligion isn't the cause of wars, it's the excuse.
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Religion isn't the cause of wars, it's the excuse. Religion is not a cause of wars. If we were perfectly religious we would never fight over land, we would never fight over access to natural resources or about human rights and so on. Religion is a way for people to explain what they believe and is a way of life for them. So, religion is not the cause of war, but it is an excuse for people to fight over everything else.
Source: The Eyre Affair
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