race vs religion

Hello, my names AJ and I have a few questions that need some answers but first a little intro. Sunday, September 15th, 1963 in Birmingham Alabama the 16th street Baptist church was bombed. An African American church was bombed, killing four young black girls. This death in a religious place was due to race. A little under 40 years later in Nigeria, another bombing in a church killed 7. "Religious deaths due to racial tension"

 John 13:34 states  "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." Quoted from the bible it seems man has bended a religious law to fit there liking. Why is race so closely related with religion? Why does it seem that if one is so similar in the studying of God's word that a simple difference such as race can segregate churches? I believe the man Martin Luther King jr. said it best  "We must face the sad fact that at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning when we stand to sing, 'In Christ there is no east or west,' we stand in the most segregated hour in America."

Martin Luther King being a man of God died trying to make a change for race using religion. He fought using scripture and prayer. It seems race will always have something to do with religion no matter the location or racial variations. In a way you can look at the route King took as a detoured way to separate this racial curse of churches. To fall off topic, what could be some reasons churches are still in this day segregated? (For a lack of better words)  What kind of worship music is featured regularly at your church? Traditional hymns? Gospel? Christian rock? People of different racial groups listen and feel more comfortable attending a church with their worship music. Even the way a pastor preaches can possible affect the population at the church. The racial compromise movement in the 90's, which sought to heal racial divides in the church, inspired religious institutions in America to make diversity a priority. In order to fight race vs religion and erase this segregation it first must start with us individually becoming open minded and willing to close or eyes when we listen. Sadly I believe that there will never be a day where race and religion aren't held hand to hand.