Swords clash, bombs explode, and governments disintegrate; the world is at war and God is the overall commander for both sides? Past, present and future, a Holy War is in fact underway. The fighters are not your typical organized armies, they are bodies of faith. Religious conflict has been a staple of existence since the beginning of time. Ted Hodges, an expert on historical conflicts, said that “some of the worst wars, mass murders and other episodes of violence in history have been motivated by religious hatred or revenge. And often the roots of such violence and hatred are found in an event or grievance that occurred hundreds or even thousands of years earlier” (Hodges 48). So why is this? What makes it so necessary for people of the same religion to wage war? To date no answer has been found (Hodges 14). God is God. There is no discussion between Christianity and Islam on the existence of a unique, omnipotent, omnipresent and omnipotent being. Both religions accept that God is separate from humans and resides in another realm and plane called Heaven. All messengers of the faiths are accepted by both sides as prophets of the word of God. For each body, all commandments transcribed in the sacred text are believed to derive from direct conversation with God. Christians and Muslims follow the Old Testament. Although there is a parallel beginning between the Holy Bible and the Quran, Islam considers the text corrupt and follows Muhammad's later writings. Christians simply refer to the earlier texts as the Old Testament, while Muslims call it Injil (Islam versus Christianity). Muslims argue that the current version of the Christian Old Testament is corrupt; Christians believe it is the infallible work... at the center of the card... highlighting the similarities between the Old Testament and the Injil, reverence for God as the one and only God, and ethics to which everything returns the rapture of the children of God from this world. Who is right and who shows strength of conviction seems to be the overall goal. The crusades, terrorism and the war to end the world reflect my original idea of: past, present and future, there is indeed a holy war being waged. Whose side is God really on? Works Cited Hodges, Ted. Religion and world conflict. Farmington Hills: Thomas Gale, 2006. PrintThe Holy Bible: New International Version. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. Print. “Islam versus Christianity: what are the main differences” Islam versus Christianity. Np, n.d. Web.5 January 2012 “Islam against Christianity, the coming holy war”. Islam versus Christianity, the impending holy war.NP, nd. Network. January 28 2012.