Does religion destroy or improve society?

Because many sociologists said religion is nothing , it only causes trouble or have nothing to do with society but in the other hand Durkheim said it bind our society.

What do you thing ? What religious is?

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hartfire

Try reading Yuval Noah Harari's [i]Sapiens: A brief history of humankind.[/i]
It shows, quite convincingly I think, that religions have made it possible for tribes to bind together into nations. WHen everyone has roughly the same expectations of how to behave, trade and cooperation with stranger becomes much easier.

It's very complex. Any religion can become divisive and destructive if used in the wrong ways.