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Welcome to the World Matters Web Site
Welcome to these pages of information and links
for those who are concerned about world issues. These pages are updated
from time to time and you are welcome to email your comments.
Our world remains torn by troubles and conflicts
September 11, Afghanistan, Israel and the
Palestinians, Iraq, Liberia. The list of conflicts over the last few
years shows that we still have not learned to live together
harmoniously. There continues to be the idea that injustice can be
resolved through use of force. This is helped, no doubt, by the
manufacturers of weapons looking to sell their products wherever they
can.
NOW is the time to work for peace. Fighting has
solved few if any of the problems in the world. If we think that the
past two world wars were a fight against excessive nationalism or racial
intolerance, then just consider that we still have these evils in the
world today.
Material posessions
The world seems to be much more aligned to a
thinking that possession of material goods will solve all the problems,
and by supplying thes to the needy will make the world a better place,
but all the world's religions say that man has a spiritual nature.
Denying the spiritual side of mankind is really the basic cause of all
the problems we can see around us. By promoting just the material side,
we are giving rise to feelings of despair and hopelessness when people
do not have many possessions.
Just because there is nothing in the news about
any natural disaster, it does not mean that the humanitarian activities
of the Red Cross, Oxfam and other agencies is no longer needed. Please
continue to support their work around the world.
There are also questions on gun control,
racial and religious intolerance and extremist nationalism. Your
thoughts are welcome. Email the webmaster with your comments
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