OUG no intention to debate Christianity here.
If we must however consider this.
From an intellectual point of view.
First do you think all humanity is one.
I do.
And if you do too, we both must consider, look past our education.
They have every right, absolutely, to think their God is the only one.
To think other is,well bloke a form of xenophobia.
Iran as 597 said is testing .
That may be no more than brink man ship.
Taunting.
North Korea's does it well.
I think, strongly, any Nuclear attack would result, if from a smaller power, its destruction.
China/America/ Britain/ Russia, may well stop others by force ever using them again.
Hence my belief one controlling force will rule us all one day.

Well I wanted to clean it up a bit ,under line what my thoughts are based on.
Religion first, it matters not who is right.
My thoughts are this, OUG and many are totally Christian.
And as they have the right to, believe their God is the one true God.
Totally.
That belief *must* be understood.
It by association, says other Gods are false.
Now if OUG was Muslim/Buddhist/any other.
We *must* not forget he then too would believe those teachings.
As is the right of EVERY HUMAN my view is we westerners, far too easily, discount all views other than our own.
We defeat ourselves in doing it.
We even paint Jesus as a white Anglo Saxon.
He was Jewish, probably smaller and brown skinned.
So as we have all types of Christians, who believe totally in their God and no other.
Others do too, in the name of different Gods.
That does not make for inclusiveness.
Humanity divided.
Haveing try ed to set a case,to say not single belief can claim us all this year and the next threaten us all.
Given propercy, Bible and all others.
Just as a fundamentalist Christian once try-ed to burn the temple on the mount down, to hasten Jesus return.
Will terrorism/terrorist country's act based on those predicted events.
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ww1 and ww2 saw both sides beleiving God was with them.
And looking from the other side it must be clear they too think like that.
We know, those of us who care to see,great evil lives within some Islamist country's.
Why is Iran testing/taunting.
Soon I dread it, but you can bet those charged with protecting the west are aware.
Use will be made of the prophecy's that the world will end soon.
Fear is a weapon.
While any true review would show Iran,any such country could not win.
A belief God is with you approves of your actions and wants those actions?
Western country's will be watching every act closely and for that I am grateful.

Iran is of no threat to the USA or Israel.Israel has 300 nukes and the USA enough to wipe Iran from the map 1000 times.The neo cons want Iranian oil and a war because their own peasants are revolting over the theft by bankers of their money.How many countries has Iran invaded? The USA has invaded 6 or 7 threatening Syria,Iran,Pakistan and even China.The fascists are in the USA and the Military,banking complex wants it all.The USA like us does not have much industry these days.

Prof W K Black says 90% of the Fannie and Freddie was mortgage fraud onsold to pension funds and other institutions as safe investments.They have the evidence,but the Bankers have too much power.

relax Belly the god deniers have caused much more death and destruction than all the religous fruitcakes put together.

I under stand and except arjay and runner have every right to their views.
As I have to mine.
Runner it is rare, extremely so, you and I agree.
I truly hold those like you, for my awaking to the falseness of religion.
Arjay, every now and again I see some of what you say is not wrong.
You seem to often circle the camp fire of truth.
But never quite get there.
I am one of your deniers runner.
You tell me these things, please.
Did God create the heaven and earth.
All men and women.
Are we all his children.
Then did he get Moses to cast out the Idols Jews had started to worship.
Why then 3 major religions all with roots to the Jews his chosen people.
Runner no heat, not bitterness, no emotion, just why.
If today, we sat down all humanity, and rewrote God.
One God one humanity, one set of rules to live by.
Soon half the world would follow the other half? make a new one to clutch in fear of the river of life and death.
We will again, see the mushroom cloud in the sky.