United States

"He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great..." (Genesis 48:19).

The United States' history is tied to Great Britain's by more than just a revolution. The story begins with a promise to a patriarch, passed down to two brothers—the ancestors of two of the world's greatest superpower nations. Find out more below.

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Child Porn Goes Mainstream: The Millstone of MTV

Another new MTV program pushes the envelope of moral depravity. Will society accept this version of underage sexuality verging on child porn?
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Where Is Our World Headed

It's that time again for an annual analysis and assessment. That's when many observers look back to yesteryear—and also peer into a somewhat clouded future. Secular predictions for 2011 and beyond are multiple and varied. But does the Bible have...
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U.S. Health Care: Will It Be Repealed by the GOP or GOD?

The House of Representatives' largely symbolic vote to repeal President Obama's health-care bill won't change things. But is there a better health system on the way?
Debt Troubles Mount for Britain and America
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Debt Troubles Mount for Britain and America

The late French President Charles de Gaulle once dismissed the United States and Britain as "the Anglo-Saxon debtor nations." Four decades later, their enormous debt is forcing the two countries into a period of dramatic change.
Do You Understand the Signs of the Times?
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Do You Understand the Signs of the Times?

The intensity and frequency of tragic world and national events should rightly concern all of us. Jesus Christ Himself spoke of "the signs of the times." Certain telltale signs correspond to a crisis-filled close of this age -- called in...
The Watchman's Mission
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The Watchman's Mission

Sin exacts a terrible price, whether on a nation or an individual. We're seeing that played out before our eyes.
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Triple A Rating Is Not Forever: Moody's and S&P Warn of U.S. Debt Downgrade

If the U.S. debt rating is lowered, will the world financial markets collapse? Or just the United States?
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Spiritually Ignorant Americans Are Regularly Angry at God

There are a lot of reasons for anger today. But if we’re blaming God, we’re looking in the wrong direction.
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"Why Do People Hate Us So Much?"

Respect and appreciation for America are not as great as they were before. The Bible helps us understand this change in America's fortunes.
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Introduction: Worlds in Turmoil

Learn the astounding story of the past, present and future of the Middle East that was laid out thousands of years ago within Bible prophecy.
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The Missing Dimension in American Education

If America wants to understand this present world, succeed in globalized business and navigate the explosive configuration of 21st-century geopolitics, this is the wrong time to exclude God from the classroom.
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World News and Trends: Does America really understand God?

USA Today recently ran an insightful article about how Americans see and comprehend God
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World News and Trends: Sino-American currency war expected

Most observers of the financial scene are fully expecting a damaging currency war principally between the People's Republic of China and the United States, but extending to the euro and other global currencies.
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World News and Trends: Hard truths about an America in decline

Can the United States really afford all these massive social and environmental programs without incurring massive long-term damage to its economy?
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Europe Prepares for Terrorism

Recent warnings of terrorist activity in Europe don't reveal the whole story of what is happening behind the scenes. Both security officials and terrorists know more than headlines reveal. Bible prophecy tells the rest of the story.
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World News and Trends: Troubling number of Army suicides

The number of suicides and attempted suicides in the U.S. military is tragic.
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World News and Trends: America's greatness under severe trial

America faces multiple international problems on many fronts.
The "American Century": What Was Really Behind It?
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The "American Century": What Was Really Behind It?

Seldom has a nation dominated an era as the United States dominated much of the 20th century. Its remarkable achievements transformed the world for decades. But what was really behind its amazing accomplishments? Is there more than meets the eye?
Has America Lost Its Way?
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Has America Lost Its Way?

Increasingly it seems that the United States cannot solve its problems—whether it be the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, illegal immigration or the Gulf oil spill. Previous generations seemed to know what to do. Has America lost its...
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Spend, Cut or Change Our Thinking?

Britain's new government is making radical efforts to rein in government debt. Will other nations follow? What got us into this mess? What will it take to eventually solve our economic problems?
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