World Peace?

I am puzzled. As I read the newspapers, listen to the nightly news...I have begun to believe that most of the problems facing the world today are religious based ones. And yet, all religions that I know, teach tolerance, loving one's neighbor, do unto others. Christians, Jews and Muslims claim a common ancestor--Abraham. Each religion has many stories about Abraham...a common one to all three is the story of his rebelling against the multiple gods of his family and insisting that there is only one God...Although we may call God by a different name, He is the God to us all.
My prescription for World Peace is as follows. No government, political party or candidate for office anywhere should claim that God is on his/her side. Politics and religion should not be mixed. All of us should practice what we claim to believe. If we believe that God created everything and everyone on Earth, doesn't it follow that we should treat everyone as our brother/sister. This is not easy, just as it isn't always easy to get along with our siblings...but we are family.
We should accept the differences, learn about them and then learn what all religions have in common. All people want the same basic things...after food, shelter, water...the necessities, we all want a better life for our children, the right to live with dignity and without fear, safety in our homes and streets and a feeling of community.
I realize that "the devil is in the details"...in my extended family there are several recipes for Turkey and Dressing (or Turkey with stuffing..we can't even agree on a name!)with each family thinking that "my Mom makes the best"....So far we have managed to get through Thanksgiving with having shouting matches about it or food wars....
Surely, we can find a way to listen to each other....and accept the differences...and embrace our neighbor. As the wonderful songs says "Let there be Peace on Earth, and let it begin with me."