Having recently retired, I finally seem to have found time to think more seriously about matters related to religions, especially Christianity and Philosophy. I love chess and am the treasurer of a local chess club that I "discovered" in August 2006. I tend to get very upset about the level of violence that continues to prevail in this world of ours. Would it not be totally fantastic if people of all races and countries unite and finally "ban" all violence, illegal drugs, and other unlawful activities. Yes, I know that I am completely unrealistic, even in my most basic hopes for a better world, but imagine..........