To what extent was the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre religious in nature (According to Lindberg’s argument)?

Answer 1

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre was perpetrated by French Roman Catholics against the Huguenots, French Protestants, during the French Wars of Religion. Now, one could stop analyzing the causes of this violence with just that it was a religious struggle. However, there was also a political motivation. The War of the Three Henrys (the last of the French Wars of Religion) was fought to decide who would rule the French throne. Henry of Navarre was protestant and fought against Henry of Guise and Henri I de Lorraine who were Catholic. You see, this conflict was about religion, but it was also motivated by political ambition.

TL:DR - The massacre was a part of the French Wars of Religion which were started because of religion but also politics. Huguenots made up the nobility who wished to check the crown. The crown then attempted to persecute Huguenots which resulted in the wars which resulted in the massacre.