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Religion Matters

Here's one of the great reminders I got while watching the GCC Weekend Service online with Brooke.  I haven't forgotten this, but if I'm honest I never really think about it until it intersects my personal space.  Pastor Beeson helps us all realize this reality. "Religion remains one of the most powerful influences in shaping world history."

"Religion Matters":

1. Religion toppled the statues of Buddha in Afghanistan AND toppled the twin towers in New York City.
2. Religion has stirred up civil war in Sri Lanka and Darfor (sp?)
3. Religious rivalries are boiling over or simmering in Nigeria
4. Religion is one of the drivers and prime movers in Cashmere (sp?)

"We have to understand there are fundamental differences in the religions...they are not the same and they do no produce the same results, in a life, or a nation, or this world."