World News and Trends: The cure for violence
Violent assaults remain a troubling aspect of life on the other side of the Atlantic as well.
A problem in Texas public schools is a case in point. Last year school officials recorded nearly 51,000 assaults against students by other students. Another 3,800 incidents of assault were reported against the teachers, and 500 guns were confiscated from pupils.
The State of Texas had already formed a 22-member school-violence task force after the school murders in Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. At the center of the Texas committee's recommendations are character-education programs. It was wisely recognized at the onset that personal character is the key to the prevention of violent behavior.
However, character must first be taught in the nation's homes by responsible parents. Teachers cannot make up for parental neglect. By age 6 much of a child's character is already formed, and even teachers imbued with the wisdom of Solomon and the patience of Job are hard pressed to deal effectively with neglected children. (Source: The Corpus Christi Caller-Times.)
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Good News Magazine: July - August 2000
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John Ross Schroeder
John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.
Some of John's work for The Good News appeared under his byline, but much didn't. He wrote more than a thousand articles over the years, but also wrote the Questions and Answers section of the magazine, compiled our Letters From Our Readers, and wrote many of the items in the Current Events and Trends section. He also contributed greatly to a number of our study guides and Bible Study Course lessons. His writing has touched the lives of literally millions of people over the years.
John traveled widely over the years as an accredited journalist, especially in Europe. His knowledge of European and Middle East history added a great deal to his articles on history and Bible prophecy.
In his later years he also pastored congregations in Northern Ireland and East Sussex, and that experience added another dimension to his writing. He and his wife Jan were an effective team in our British Isles office near their home.
John was a humble servant who dedicated his life to sharing the gospel—the good news—of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God to all the world, and his work was known to readers in nearly every country of the world.
