You may not know it, but years ago Nikita Kruschev, John F. Kennedy and Golda Meir had a summit meeting with God. Each of them was allowed to ask one question. "God," asked Nikita Kruschev, "do you think the U.S. and Russia will ever have peace?"

"Yes," answered God, "but not in your lifetime."

Then Kennedy spoke. "God, do you think there will be peace between blacks and whites in our land and around the world?" "Yes," replied God, "but not in your lifetime." Then it was the Israeli leader's turn. "God," she asked, "do you think there will ever be peace between the Jews and the Arabs?" "Yes," said God, "but not in my lifetime." Do you get the feeling, sometimes, that if there is a third World War, it will not be over politics or over economics rather it will be over religion?

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