I gathered that.I (obviously) believe you are seriously wrong.
Let me try to explain...
In relation to the recent attacks on America I believe the bible gives a very vivid description of reality.
In order to ultimately win the war on terrorism every angle must be looked at.
America is going to respond to those terrorists with military force and pursue those who harbour terrorists.What people seem to be missing is that ultimately they are dealing with an enemy that is now entrenching himself within people...and you can't bomb something like that.This type of enemy feeds and grows on fear.It is evil and it feeds and sustains itself on evil.
When folks talk about making the area a glass parking lot for instance (and there has been tons more said on this site alone)they are showing total disregard for many innocent people including women and children who may well die as a result.It would not be difficult to go back over a few threads from the last few days and come up with the sort of list of posts that Bin Laden himself would gladly hold up to muslims to show them his interpretation of what Americans think of them....and thereby strengthen his position...and that of other terrorists.People need to realize that in many subtle ways they are empowering their enemies with what they are saying.
The apostle Paul understood this well....Romans 12:17 "Repay no one evil for evil..." To bring Bin Laden and all other terrorists to justice is not evil.However...to have any disregard for innocent people's lives is.To totally destroy terrorists operations (if neccesary with war,which inevitably leads to innocent casualties)is not evil.To be gleeful over the fact that many are going to die is.
Many think not repaying evil for evil is a soft touch approach...I rather think it is unemotional and calculating...something you need to be when planning tactics.
Military might can destroy those who use terror as a weapon....but it can't fight terror itself....it isn't a gun or a knife,it isn't a bomb,it isn't chemical reactions or electrical impulses...it is not physically quantifiable...yet it is very real....and it can make economies crash (amongst other things).
Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
I see this reality playing itself out right now...and the bible helps me understand what is going on...and where it is headed...and why it is headed that way.
"Therefore the question which religion is the more realistic one doesn't even arise for me."
I sincerely hope that it does arise for you.
" Religion itself is the problem."
Rather: religion can be the problem.You've probably heard this before but I will add that Christianity is not so much about religion as it is about knowing God personally.I know that many people believe they know God....maybe even Bin Laden as well....but it's not neccesarily what people say they believe that is actually what they do believe.
Matthew 7:20 "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."
thank's for your reply and May God bless you.