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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In Brief... Ripple Effect of War on Terror

U.S. President Bush declared in his State of the Union address that America "will renew the promise of the Peace Corps, double its volunteers over the next five years and ask it to join a new effort to encourage development...
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Restoration...World's Greatest Nation?

Is America the world's greatest nation? President Bush and many other national leaders think so and have been vigorously proclaiming such in recent weeks. The nation is riding a wave of patriotism unlike any seen in this generation. In the...
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A War of Two Worlds

What's behind Islamic religious extremists' war against the West?
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Imagine a World Without the United States

Sometimes it is necessary to imagine the unimaginable.
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Restoration... Going Safely Into the Unknown

This generation is facing a time of testing unlike any it has seen. Already many from all walks of life have stepped forward to provide a stabilizing influence. The days ahead will require further resolve and heroic actions.
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America's Forgotten Inheritance

The Bible is the most important book in American history. Its importance has not diminished with time. We may not realize the for some decades the consequences of neglecting it, but its relevance for us is just as great as...
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America's Astounding Destiny: A Nation Losing Its Way

In parts 1 and 2 of this series we saw the birth and expansion of the United States fulfilling Bible prophecy. We end with a look at America's replacement of Britain as global protector and how a nation's turning its...
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Pathogens, Poisons and Other Weapons of Terror

Just as the United States was recovering from the Sept. 11 attack, a wave of envelopes containing anthrax spread through its mail system—conjuring fears of even direr prospects for the future.
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How to Seek God's Will

Many leaders are imploring us to pray for God's help. Indeed we should. But let's be realistic enough to realize that God will hear us only if we are willing to hear Him.
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A Different World

The terrible events of Sept. 11 may have forever altered life for much of the world. That day's atrocities underscored the grim reality that the cultural clash between Islamic extremism and the West is a clash of different worlds.
Why Do We Blame God for Catastrophes?
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Why Do We Blame God for Catastrophes?

When an accidental death occurs or a weather disaster or earthquake demolishes buildings and injures or kills people, is it fair to classify such troubling events as deliberate acts of God?
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Where Was God?

If God is all powerful and all knowing, the source of all that is good and kind and right, how could He allow evil human beings to snuff out the lives of people who have done them no harm? Why...
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A Rising Tide of Islamic Fundamentalism

What fuels Islamic fundamentalism? An article in the November-December 1998 issue of Foreign Affairs helps us understand the roots of the motivation that probably lies behind the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
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What Lies Ahead for America?

The world stood transfixed in the wake of a carefully planned series of hijackings that destroyed the World Trade Center, crippled the Pentagon and took the lives of more than 5,000 men, women and children. On a sunny September morning...
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The Paradox of Modern America: Both Strong and Vulnerable

At the dawn of the new millennium, the United States is enjoying a preeminence unrivaled by even the greatest empires of the past.
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War on Terrorism Is Spiritual Warfare

Al Qaeda terrorists labor to define the war on terrorism as the West vs. Islam-a definition that Western leaders throw off. Yet deeply entrenched religious issues are at the heart of the current war. And they are inflamed by a...
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Political Correctness Hides the Truth

How the West's obsession with political correctness hides some sobering realities.
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World News and Trends: The importance of sea gates

Most of the strategically located sea gates that gave the British Empire and the United States naval supremacy and global dominance have long since been handed over to other nations. But those that remain are also threatened.
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World News and Trends: Return to isolationism in the United States?

"As the U.S.-European rift widens, from missile defense and nuclear testing to land mines and global warming, some European leaders . . . suggest President Bush is drawing America into a new era of isolationism," says a recent Associated Press...
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In Brief... Prepare to Reduce Your Standard of Living

Do you remember the advertising line that said, "when [a certain financial planner] speaks, people listen"? People have become accustomed to "listening" to the vagaries of the stock market. Actually, they need to tune their ears to other voices-three in...
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