Do the events of the middle ages, such as the black death and crusades, teach us that organized religion is better at uniting people for a common cause, or better at causing immense, unnecessary suffering?

b. sec, foreign relations

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.