Religion was the causes of Great Wars in the past. Why should it be different now?
Religion was the causes of Great Wars in the past. Why should it be different now? What is motivating the Muslims around the world and particularly in Iran and Iraq to cause violence, death, and destruction? A simple five-word explanation: The return of the Mahdi. He is the Muslim messiah who is supposed to return to earth. Iran's Ahmadinejad is obsessed with the Mahdi. Iraq's cleric al-Sadr, having fled to Iran to avoid the surge, says, "America's primary purpose for the war is preventing the return of the Mahdi." (Jan Markell, www.olivetreeviews.org) What about Canada? Are Canadians involved in the prevention of the return of the Mahdi? Are Canadians aware of such event? Does Canadians take it seriously? I don’t think so, after all most Canadians don’t take the return of Jesus Christ seriously. So why take Mahdi seriously? Because it is important to know what motivate your enemies. Enemies? Yes, we are at war in Afghanistan, and the Taliban are our enemies s...