Japan Is A Great Nation. It Should

We Have A God-given Commission, But It Is Not A Commission To Be Self-righteous Know-it-alls- Quite The Contrary. Our Work In God's World Begins With The Acknowledgment That We Are Not God, And That Our Most Bitter Rivals Are Made In God's Image.

The Starting Point Is The Recognition That Throughout History, Religion Has Been A Cause Of Bloodshed, And It Remains So Today. Because Religion Has Contributed To The World's Problems, It Must Develop Specific And Practical Ways To Help Solve Those Problems.

The Loudest Voices We Hear Are Those Who Advocate Conflict, Divisiveness.

Many, If Not Most, Americans Can Imagine A Fate Worse Than Death, And It Is A Seemingly Interminable Process Of Dying. For Them, It Is Frightening That Politicians Can Find Ways To Interject Themselves Into This Sad Process.

In The Middle East, Iraq, Sudan, The Former Yugoslavia And Northern Ireland, And Many Other Places In The World, Religion Has Been So Divisive That People Have Killed One Another, Believing They Were Doing The Work Of God.