Religion: Social Problem?

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Religions usually advocate peace, moral order and social justice. It's the way people "frame" (“schemata of interpretation” that enable individuals “to locate, perceive, identify, and label” occurrences by Goffman) what they believe. Boundary and adversarial framing delineates boundaries between “good” and “evil.” Religious framing frames world within the particular set of theological tenets BUT sets competing religious paradigms, idea systems. It creates a Us VS Them feeling. (“They” are a threat to “our” understanding/construction of the world). Religion groups hurt a lot of other people in society. I.E. Other religions, homosexuals, it perpetuates gender inequality (some factions advocate women to be subservient to their husbands and they are not allowed positions in church), aborition, and many others. What do you think?