The conflicts we see around us, and around the world, are the same conflicts that have always existed: who shall be "g o d".
In this country, we have lots of folks who are wedded to the entitlement mentality, which basically and implicitly says, "I am g o d." In the Middle East, and spreading from there, you have a belief system that says, "Allah is g o d; and if you offend me, I will kill you." And in places of power, you have those whose lifestyle and actions say that either money or power [or both] is g o d.
The true God has allowed us some latitude in a variety of areas. We can paint our homes a variety of colors without fear of eternal punishment. But there are areas where God has decreed, "T H I S is my plan, and deviating from it will bring pain and suffering, either in this world, or the one to come [sometimes both].
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