Kill in the name of God

Hi Pristina,Welcome back.
You are right of course. People sometimes do it to escape persecution.
This also means that,
1. persecution can be done in the name of religion ( a group against another or individuals),
2.people can feel persecuted by their religion , and finally,
3. people may feel persecuted because of other factors, and blame it on their religions.

What it does not show , is any kind of superiority of one faith over another.Complex, but clearly points to the social and political aspects of religion.
But sometimes , as in the 60's counterculture movement, there is genuine dissatisfaction, and these are times, perhaps ,when new religions are formed. In the wider sense of the term -- Ligum , to bind. By this definition, Marxism is a religion and so is Hippiedom. Therein lies the germ of creation of sects, cults denominations and further subdivisions. And a hierarchy and leadership fills the void , good and evil together.