Today we have many different cultures, societies and religions spread across the world. Most of these cultures and religions originated in the past, in the ancient world for us. Religions and cultures have been spread in different ways by each country or religion, some have used teachings and education, while others have used violence and imposition of religion. Religion in cultures and society is valued for its teaching effects on morality, values, spirituality and a guided life path. Sometimes these different beliefs can conflict with each other, thus creating and causing secularism, intolerance and discrimination towards other religions and cultures. Since humans have formed diverse societies and countries, conflicts of power and control have centered our politics, but then as the influence Religion has grown on individuals, many countries have given religious sectors power and influence over government. This was due to religion's ability to capture a person's emotional character and the quest to find and follow God's lifestyle. As the size of populations and countries grew, more information was exchanged between different societies and countries . People exchanged values, morals, norms and other factors of life. Throughout history, religions have clashed and caused conflict after controversy over beliefs, norms and taboos. These conflicts have caused intolerance towards other religions and cultures, thus also leading people to persecute each other for the belief that they are the right religion. Every religion has believed itself to be the right and one true religion of God. These beliefs still have a lasting effect on our modern lives. Throughout the world there have been many wars, many were created due to intolerance and secularism of religion... in the center of the card... religious conflict may never end. Each religion is different from the other in many ways, the rules and beliefs conflict with each other in many different areas. Even if politics and religion were kept separate, there could be less conflict between different religions. Religion, when used healthily, can help individuals and the closed sect itself, yet these values, morals and beliefs are widely misunderstood and vaguely interpreted, causing religion to defeat itself every time. Works Cited Ellens, J. Harold. The destructive power of religion. Violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Volume 2. Connecticut, 2004Juergensmeyer, Mark. Terror in the Mind of God. The Global Rise of Religious Violence. University of California Press. 2000Stern, Jessica. Terror in the name of God. Why religious militants kill. Harper Collins Publishers Inc. 2003