Religion is nothing but a way of life. It helps people to be kind to each other and focus on being good. That's the whole and soul of any religion. But unfortunately now it has become a tool by means of which hatred is widespread. Religion being a sensitive topic, attracts everyone when called upon for its need. This particular attribute of the aspect has attracted cruel minded people to misuse it. For the record, the biggest cause of death in this planet is due to religious wars till date.
All said, I believe that a person who follows any religion would not be a cause for any discrimination or would allow any divisions among fellow human beings. A person who has a sound mind and soul would never do that. But in today's world we know that kind of person is very rare. We should nurture our next generation to look beyond the differences for the greater good, that's the only thing left to us right now.