Don't stop praying, but also don't let yourself be spooked by the modern day prophets of doom in the media. We live in a time of enormous religious freedom, prayer is re-entering public discourse, conservative values are gaining momentum and less people are dying from war, starvation or illness than any period in history.

There definitely seems to be something sinister and organised about this over reaction, but the world itself still seems an awful long way from what we see in revelations. At least as best I can interpret.