The aim of the present article is to critically analyse Richard Dawkins' and Sam Harris' view on the relationship between religion and evil and to argue that the problem of evil is far more complex than they want us to believe. I will argue that attention needs to be paid to different types of evil, namely, (1) natural evil; (2) pure accidental moral evil; (3) belief-based accidental moral evil; (4) active but non-responsible moral evil and (5) active and responsible moral evil. Furthermore, I will argue that it is important to take into account the relation between religion, worldviews, religious experiences per se, religious interpretations, religiosity, theology and religious and non-religious ideologies. It will be seen that religion is a very complex issue. It will also become clear that evil related to religions does not differ from evil related to non-religious ideologies. Dawkins' statement that religion systematically causes people to do evil, and Harris' argument that  religious faith is the culprit of evil are based on misunderstandings of both evil and religion.

Keywords: Dawkins, Harris, Evil, Relationship, Religion, Theology, Ideologies, faith and belief.