Valley of Jehoshophat

Joel 3:9  "Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. 10)  Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong."

In lieu of recent happenings with the shootings, in terrorism, and such, with people joining some of these organizations a person is flabbergasted. How and why, I wonder would anyone choose to join such an organization? The second thought that flummoxes me is why, when you consider how repressive this religion is toward women, are women joining this group?

Christianity has lifted women out of the second class section and given them importance in our modern society, but...
One fact that is foundational in the support of a Supreme Being (Jehovah God) is that humans are worshipful creatures. In every culture throughout history, it is a fact that humans have worshiped some sort of a god, be it an idol, or the true deity. Fast forward to our day and age where people are told there is no God, we just evolved.

~In our hearts we still have a need for worship that will not be denied.

Our hearts and our souls know better. However, even Christians—men and women—live like there is no God, and we won't be held accountable to His standards. We live as if what God himself tells us doesn't matter. We live as if it's all about us. That we are what matters.

So, it comes as an oxymoron that some women from both Muslim, and non-Muslim cultures join such groups looking for something that challenges them to be different from our westernized society. I have read for quite a few years now of Elders from the church trying to warn our society of the way we are raising our girls. We raise them to be everything a man can be, but a woman wasn't created for that. And in their heart, women know that.

 Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.

 Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

  Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision.

Joel 3:12, 13, 14