LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell)

Interesting article in today's Voice of America (Thanks, Wren!)

"The emphasis on violence often accompanies the view that history is coming to a close, that there will be a final battle, a kind of literal Armageddon that will decide whether the victory is God's or Satan's," he said. "And that kind of apocalyptic strain is one of the strongest motivators of violence."