While I was away, religion is one of the things that was rampant and that I have also looked forward to writing on.

Few weeks ago in Nigeria, there was a news about a christian girl who was stoned to death and her corpse set ablaze by her fellow students of the same department.

What was her crime? They said she blasphemed the name of prophet Muhammad.

According to news, it was said that Deborah, the girl in question had complained that her Course mates send too much of religion messages to the class whatsapp group.

That was all they claimed she said that made her deserve such cruel death.

One of those who carried out the act was bold enough to record a video of himself with the matches he used to set her corpse on fire, claiming he was the one who did it, like there would be an award for him or something.

Wow! Amazing!!

I'm not here to judge anyone or defend any religion, nah not at all.

Aim of this article

We all know that religion is believed to be the cause for many conflicts in today's world.

Before I continue let me share this...

Yes most people think religion is the source of war, when it is actually the opposite.

Religion only instructs us to love each other, how can that cause wars? Conflicts are usually centered on race, land, resources, culture and tradition etc. Religion refers to the love between human beings and their creator and therefore religion creates a harmonious situation within society. Countless wars were created because of greed for resources. Religion gives us the freedom to practice any belief without hurting anyone or imposing our beliefs on others. If we practiced what religion instructs us, there will be no war. Religion must continue to be a unifying factor in the world and therefore anyone who seeks to instigate war should not be allowed to speak in the name of religion.

I wish everyone could envision religion as Mr Bello one of the characters in one of jamb novels titled sweet sixteen authored by Bolaji Abdullahi as envisioned it.

Mr Bello to his daughter, Aliyah.

Everybody is entitled to his or her faith. If God had wanted, he could have made all of us Muslims or Christians, but He did not.

Why?

Because God knows that the most beautiful garden is the one that has different colors and different types of flowers.

So, the beauty of our country, like the rest of the world, is in the diversity of our people, not only in our religion , but also in our tribes and cultures.

Religion is not conflict, it's peace. We all have a right to our beliefs and to each their own. Before we judge one another, let us have the understanding that everyone has the right to be a human being. Respect one another because all of usare blessed.

We are all from one race, the human race!

Let us unite as a people and just fight for our rights as humans and for that, Life is sacred.

All life is sacred given by God Almighty and no one has the right to take away another's life.

We must all be united, as one people and share our resources as a whole to live together in peace and not be distracted by things that divide us by skin color or religion which only creates violence and hatred among us. Let us embrace each other because we are all one.

Conclusion

While religion can be a powerful force for good and it is also used to ease tensions between faiths, it can also be used to promote hate and terrorism.

The world's major religions have been put in the public spotlight in recent years as a result of political actions. Religion has become a divisive topic; something which impacts our daily lives on the national stage.

However, we need to start an open conversation about the role of religion in our world, why so many people are involved in these conflicts and create an understanding to bring peace to all mankind.

I hope I have been able to pass a thing or two across.

Thanks for reading to this point, your views, comments, upvotes and likes are not taken for granted