In the name of religion

Today, a bomb went off in Delhi's Mehraulli area. By the time of this post, 1 person is reported dead and 18 injured. Exactly 2 weeks ago, Delhi was rocked by 13 such blasts. All these blasts happened in busy market areas. The intention of the perpetrators is absolutely clear - to harm maximum number of civilians (no matter what religion they follow). Incidents like these are happening too often these days. Not too long ago, places like Jaipur, Ahmedabad , and Bangalore were rocked with serial blasts. Not surprisingly, these attacks were carried by Islamic militants. More than 90% of terrorist activities in the world are carried out by Islamic militants. Are Muslims of the world suffering from some kind of "victim complex"?

Not only Muslims, people of other religious beliefs also commit such acrimonious acts in the name of religion. Recently, Hindu fundamentalists burnt Churches in Karnataka. This happened in Orrisa as well in recent past. Places like Godhra burnt like hell. This time, Muslims were at the receiving end. In 80's, Sikhs faced hostility from Hindus. In neighbouring countries as well, clashes in the name of religion is common. Sri Lanka is facing a civil war due to Sinhalese versus the Tamils, Southern Thailand is also combating Muslim extremists, Indonesia had its share of fights and as a result a new country was formed (East Timor). If I start digging I can come up with a huge list of religious extremism.

This makes me wonder WHY? Why human beings carry out such heinous acts against humanity in the name of religion? I am not a religious guy (well I think I am pretty much an atheist). I can't rationalize such deep resentment towards each other in the name of religion/caste/whatever (!!!). Why don't we treat fellow living beings with respect and harmony? If we fight with each other in the name of religion, is GOD (or who so ever we worship) happy? We are here on this planet for a limited time. It would be better if we stop wasting our lives for religion and make a difference for the generations to come. No one knows what happens when we die, but I'm certain, it would be much better than what is currently going on in this world.