And wouldn’t it be nice to live together

In the kind of world where we belong

-Beach Boys “Wouldn’t it be nice”

It would be nice if we all lived in peace and harmony in a place where we could leave our doors unlocked, the keys in our car, and we would never worry about theft or vandalism.  When looking at our world, it would also be nice if every country in the world got along with one another and there were no wars or conflicts.  It would also be nice to have a safe world – a world where we do not need weapons to annihilate each other.  It would even be wonderful if there were no nuclear weapons in the world.

But we don’t live in a place like that.  I never have.  My children probably won’t either.

Today we are hearing that Iran is well on their way to developing a nuclear weapon.  The Associated Press reported, “Iran claimed Wednesday that it has taken two major steps toward mastering the production of nuclear fuel.”

We should be alarmed by this news. Continue reading →