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Globalization rocks the world, perhaps even rules it. Whatever the perception, the impact it has on the world's population means it cannot be ignored. A recent development has been the introduction of religious terminology into the debate about the phenomenon. Some commentators have described globalization itself as a "new religion"; others refer to new gods & to the concepts of redemption, salvation, & sacrifice. This paper picks up the religious theme by analyzing & critiquing globalization in terms analogous to Christianity. It then assesses the Nov 2001 meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Doha, & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) & World Bank (WB) gathering in Ottawa -- which were taking place at the time of writing & were the first such meetings after the terrorist attacks in the US on 11 September 2001. A final section considers 9/11 & how the idea of countering terror with trade might work in practice. Adapted from the source document.