(Posted by Patrick Sullivan Jr.)
From Cal Thomas in the article Bush's undeclared war:
God and relationships must be freely chosen to be meaningful and herein lies the fundamental difference in world views. One sees their God as an angry enforcer who needs goon squads to whip people into line. The other sees God giving humanity free will with blessings and consequences for each choice, but with ultimate judgment reserved for Himself.
This is the great chasm that confronts the world.
I don't think it's possible to say it any better than that.