There is no problem with those who adhere to religious legislation that is compatible with humanitarian principles. Rather, the problem is with those who commit crimes even while practicing religion. The idea here is the principle of “forgiveness” that all religions grant to their adherents, so that the criminal does not hesitate to commit barbaric acts before praying for forgiveness from the Lord, who promised to forgive him for his sins as long as he declared his repentance.
You believe that the world is better with religions on the grounds that they provide moral motivation not to commit crimes, but the events of history do not agree with your opinion. There are wars that have lasted for decades because of religious justifications. I mention to you, for example, the long wars between Protestants and Catholics, or what is known as the Crusades between Christians and Muslims. Can you deny the role of religion in these conflicts?
I am just too exhausted to check this but even a surface research would show that religion actually provides moral motivation to not commit crimes. It doesn’t mean that every single Christian, Muslim, etc cannot commit crime while being religious, but it gives you the idea that religion has that notable impact. And I’ll boldly say that without religion there’ll be more crimes because the only moral will be personal morals (which may not be sufficient).
Criminals are also followers of different religions but the message of true knowledge has not yet penetrated into them due to which they indulge in crime. So I think increasing the level of religious knowledge and proper practice can help to reduce the crime trend of the society as well as the country.
Not through religious education. It’s not the knowledge or education that i am talking about. I’m talking about that personal belief and connection to one’s god. So beyond the knowledge, the relationship you have with your god is what should help and not just the mere knowledge of your religion. You seem to not understand.