I used to agree with you 100% on that theory, Ian...and im not gonna say that there is NOT a spiritual war of ideologies and meanings on our planet.
IF that is in fact what IS going on, we are in for one heck of a time!
Better start doubling up on prayertime.
Ironically, however, what IF by us becoming more fundamentally religious and (narrow minded) we actually conribute to the deterioration of relationships with the other religions?
In other words, is Christian absolutism a self fullfilling prophecy of a sign of the last great battle?
More to this topic, is the Pope an agent of Satan also, in your opinion?