Religion. It's given people hope in a world torn apart by religion.

Stewart’s line is a compact satire built on paradox: religion is traditionally framed as a source of consolation and moral order, yet it has also been implicated in sectarian violence and social division. By saying religion gives “hope” in a world “torn apart by religion,” he highlights the self-reinforcing cycle in which the same institution can both generate conflict and then offer solace from the resulting turmoil. The joke’s bite comes from exposing that contradiction without resolving it—suggesting that comfort and harm can coexist within the same cultural force, and that appeals to religion’s benefits often ignore (or sanitize) its historical costs.