Britain

"...but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations" (Genesis 48:19).

Britain's greatness was prophesied in the Bible, thousands of years before it came into existence as a nation. The resources below explore this prophecy and its implication for the past, present and future of this declining superpower.

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World News and Trends: Growth of British stepfamilies

Numerically speaking, nuclear families—those with children reared by parents in a lifelong marriage—are apparently on the way out in Britain.
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Atheism and Secularism Grow: Religion Wanes In Britain and Europe

Author Ludovic Kennedy has been a shaper of British opinion for many years. But, until fairly recently, he has not blatantly trumpeted his atheistic position to the general public. Now he is making up for lost time by authoring a...
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Reflections on Europe

To better see where Europe is headed, consider its past.
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Key to the Middle East-Seek First to Understand

The poor of the world will suffer one more time before Christ intervenes with His form of government that will bring a lasting and secure peace.
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World News and Trends: Taking stock of Britain

Last year, 1997, brought a sharp change of focus to the British Isles.
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World News and Trends: "Safe sex" fading in Britain

New research and statistics indicate that Britain's young people are increasingly ignoring warnings about the dangers of AIDS and other sexually transmissible diseases and are reverting to promiscuous sexual behavior-with predictable results.
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World News and Trends: One in three British men are criminals by age 40

Buried in the British Crime Survey published recently by the British Home Office was this startling conclusion: "By the time they reach the age of 40, fully 40 percent of men in Britain have a criminal record for a non-motoring...
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Israel at 50: A Saga of War and Peace

Much of Israel's 50-year history is a chronicle of wars and other conflicts with her Arab neighbors. What does the future hold for this nation?
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World News and Trends: Sidelining the Ten Commandments

Says one British newspaper: "The Ten Commandments have been sidelined by the Church of England ... in a controversial attempt to make services less 'sombre' and more populist. The move has prompted a storm of protest from [conservative] clergy who...
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World News and Trends: Britain's violent-crime rate equals America's

According to recent reports, British muggings and other robberies and sexual assaults on women rival U.S. rates.
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World News and Trends: Gay movement continues to make inroads

This summer some 250,000 people converged on central London to celebrate the 26th annual Gay Pride Festival. All three major British political parties sent their warm regards.
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World News and Trends: Trouble with remnants of an empire

Even after the recent loss of Hong Kong, Britain still bears residual responsibility for 180,000 people in its remaining dependent territories.
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World News and Trends: The real significance of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong handover is being interpreted in at least two ways.
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World News and Trends: Some good news

Less porn in Britain.
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World News and Trends- The British election: What next?

Many were stunned at the magnitude of the Labour Party victory in the British national election May 1.
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World News and Trends: Seventh-day confusion

Strict Sunday observance is deteriorating in Britain.
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World News and Trends: Trouble in Anglicanism

Mainstream churchgoing has declined in England for two decades.
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World News and Trends: Monarchy under fire

As we approach Century 21 we see a world exceedingly troubled by national strife and political instability. Long-standing institutions come under increasingly severe scrutiny by entertainers and journalists.
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World News and Trends: British rule over Gibraltar threatened

At the beginning of 1947 most of the British Empire was still intact, but the next 40 years saw a rapid unraveling of the empire on which it once could be said the sun never set. Threatened now are its...
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World News & Trends: What Lies Ahead for the British Monarchy and Commonwealth?

What Lies Ahead for the British Monarchy and Commonwealth?
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