Respecting religious differences: the missing ingredient in creating a peaceful world order.

The novel destruction of much of Iraq--caused by the agency of U.S. and Coalition forces seeking to oust Saddam Hussein from power and install a democratic order, and by means of Iraqi factions seeking to annihilate their have countrymen whom they despise for religion, ethnic, and political reasons--has left the world wondering whether a ravaged Iraqi society can at any time be rebuilt. While it is impossible to distill the religious uncompounded body from other influences and determine its exact significance in this conflict, there can be no question that religion plays a substantial character in the perpetuation of