Is religion the cause or solution for societal scourges

After seeing the kind of injustices and inequalities that prevail in this world, I am of the opinion that most, if not all geo-political problems have a religious cause or root to it. That's indeed sad because all religions teach a particular way of life that practices 2 central themes - Faith in God and Compassion to people. If practiced correctly, conflicts have to be a rarity. But conflicts have become the norm, when people become more religious in today's world. Its ironic and is a dogma.

That should tell us all something. Either we don't love and have faith in our God or we are incompassionate or both. When we point our finger at others we feel vindicated and excuse ourselves for the problems around us. We may not be the cause of the problem directly but we are a part of the problem if we don't put our mark to solve it by practicing our religion rightly.

It may be right to say that improper practice of religions in today's world is the cause of most geo-political problems and division in societies. Religions are good by foundation but preachers distort the practitioners.