Governments

"And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people" (Daniel 2:44).

In this section, find out more about the governments of the world, their prophesied role in future events and the final government that will supersede them all.

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A Page on the World: The United States of Europe

T.R. Reid makes the case for the EU being the United States' greatest threat.
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Germany's Record Unemployment and Political Change

Reaching the 5 million unemployed mark had an immediate impact on Germany's national confidence. In a poll taken a couple of days after the unemployment figures were released, 85 percent of the Germans surveyed expressed concern for their personal future.
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President Bush in Europe Day 1

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Germany's Record Unemployment and Ultra-right Politics

Throughout much of Europe unemployment is a nettlesome problem. Germany is one of at least four countries in which employment has exceeded the 10% rate
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World News and Trends: China's growing world influence

News that the Chinese and the Iranians have been in the process of forming a major alliance is just one more indication that China is increasingly at the fulcrum of much that is happening in the world.
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World News and Trends: Pope reiterates religious stance on Europe

Rocco Buttiglione, a Roman Catholic and friend of Pope John Paul II, was unable to become European justice minister in the European Commission after the EU parliament objected to his conservative views on homosexuality and single mothers.
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World News and Trends: Global distrust of political leaders

Citizens of the world fear for their safety and security, perhaps primarily because they don't put much confidence in their political leaders.
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The United States of Europe A Growing Threat to American Interests

Americans remain largely unaware of the European Union, now the world's biggest single economy and most powerful trading system. Bible prophecy shows that a closer union of European nations will soon be upon us.
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The U.S. Supreme Court: Presidential Decisions Impact National Morality

The Supreme Court, as the ultimate arbiter of what acts are legal, plays a key role in setting the moral tone of the nation.
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Ghana's Election Signifies Progress for Africa

In Ukraine and Iraq there are problems with the electoral process. But in Ghana's recent election, the Fourth Republic seems to be working. Why does democracy work in some countries but not in others?
United States Supreme Court building - Washington, DC
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The U.S. Supreme Court's Impact on Morality

The extent to which moral issues should affect a nation's laws is a worldwide issue. In most Western countries today, however, it is an issue dominated almost exclusively by secular views. Only in the United States are these issues still...
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Do We Recognize the Signs of Our Time?

Every year, as the calendar year turns over, we see the usual reviews of the past year and projections for what will come for the next. At this time of year I always read a magazine published by The Economist...
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I no longer wish to receive your magazine. I thought it would be filled with motivational and touching stories, but instead most of the articles are disturbing, depressing or political.

This is not what I was expcecting nor what I need if I am to become more Christlike.
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"Is There a Demosthenes Left in Europe?"

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World News and Trends: Does Israel have the right to exist?

A one-state solution to the Israeli—Palestinian conflict is gaining favor in some circles.
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Nov. 2 A Sobering Lesson for Us All

Election Day in the United States was a day of great significance around the world, but not just because of the election results.
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Governments Legislating Morality

Does the freedom of Western democracy license people to choose their own morality? Or can government legislate it? Actually, neither is true!
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Is Economic Power Shifting to Europe?

At the birth of the euro a few years ago, the British news magazine The Economist reminded readers that one of the great lessons of history is that all paper money eventually fails. At the time, nobody expected the US...
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God's Mandate to America

In light of President Bush's reelection, what should be the real focus of America's vision? What can we learn from the message God sent to Israel and Judah through the prophets? The message, or mandate, is radically different from what...
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Jesus for President?

Another American election is now history. As results from the national polls are analyzed, let's pose a challenging question. If His earthly ministry had occurred in our lifetime on the streets of the United States, how would Jesus have fit...
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