Speaking of Christianity, all the apocalyptic talk about nuclear war with North Korea may be another ploy to scare folks into line, in line at their local church, asking their pastor to absolve them; in line at their corporate workplace begging their employer not to lay them off; in line at the only vacant apartment in the city beseeching the landlord to rent them a roof over their heads; in line at the food bank; in line at the employment office begging for a second job.
   Do you really think Marx was wrong when he said religion is the opiate of the masses?
   What boomer in 1970 would have guessed religions would be so powerful in Canada in 2017?!