" God uses harsh circumstances to mature our faith and conform us to the image of His Son. " IMHO its not working and more and more people have lost faith, thats why the world is in the condition its in now....... If religion is going to be the basis of a controlled society Christianity can not compete and Islam based on the sheer number of followers IMHO......... But it really does not matter which religion we follow.....as it must be God's plan.........for the world to be muslin.