Religion should affect us in a good way of respecting each other no lie no cheating, and religion tells us to be honest.
Some people miss understand and think that muslim should not respect christian and vice versa.
In Islam the closest one to God is the one who is most obeying God and doing exactly the good things which Islam asks him to do.
Ok in the political life I would agree with you pretty pink, religion should not be a stone preventing conventions between different countries.