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The point has already been made, but people, not religion, are responsible for wars. Or how about this: Sin is responsible for wars. Greed, pride, carelessness for how a man's actions affect his peers (using "man," of course, because most wars are started by men). I think it is more than a bit insulting to say my beliefs, which I would never use to hurt or exploit anyone, are the actual cause of tragedies and atrocities visited on the world by the actions of cruel, sinful men.
I originally had a lot written, but I am not going to waste my breath arguing. Just know that many people who take the Bible seriously are actually pacifists, not warmongers, and are trying to "live a quiet life, at peace with everyone" like the apostle Paul said.
