Is religion evil?

Short answer: No

Long answer: No. But, it depends.

Okay, so we all know that the short answer you supplied is the extent to which your intellect extends and the long answer is a 300% improvement. And, lo and behold, you actually made a statement and a stand

But are we going to see am improvement in your honesty?

Because your ditched attempt at inferring evolution was mentioned in the Bible turned out to be a complete disaster for you after you were found out for (feebly) trying to deceive the public.

Are you sure that you want to go through with this? Because believe me, going by your track record to date, you will end up looking very stupid.

Definition of religion courtesy merriam-webster...

"a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith"

Given this definition of religion, there are certainly some causes, principles, and system of beliefs which are evil.

There are also causes, principles, and system of beliefs which are not.

To abide in The Eternal Way of Truth is good and pure religion. This is the orthodox way.