One of the most common accusations leveled against religion—especially Christianity—is that it has caused more bloodshed than any other force in human history. You’ve likely heard the claim: “More people have died over religion than all other wars combined.” It’s usually delivered with confidence, as if it were a settled historical fact.
It isn’t.
In reality, this claim is not only false—it is profoundly misleading, both historically and logically. And its persistence says more about modern ideological bias than about the actual causes of war. . .