World Religion - Boon or Bane? - George P Ritter - April 1976

George P Ritter

For almost 6000 years of recorded history, man's existence has been one long chronicle of war, poverty, disease and intolerance. Ironically, during this same period man has seldom been without some kind of strong religious influence. And yet lasting peace and prosperity have largely managed to elude the grasp of the human race. Could there be any connection between man's traditional patterns of religious observance and the mounting number of woes that are beginning to beleaguer the human race? This article is part I of a series dealing with the first of John's four horsemen (Revelation 6) - the white horse of religious deception. Four small children sob as the body of their mother is lowered into a freshly dug grave. She is another tragic victim claimed by the long nightmare of terrorist bombings that continue to blight the face of Northern Ireland. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library