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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Partitioning Morality

"Does having an extramarital affair mean that a government official is unfit to hold office?" This and related questions have been the focus of the U.S. news media throughout the summer of 2001. Is the subject newsworthy, or is it...
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America's Astounding Destiny Rise To Greatness

In part 1 of this series we noted America's unlikely break from Britain to chart a new and independent course—in fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Now we examine the foretelling of the United States' rise to greatness and its dramatic fulfillment.
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World News and Trends: Display of Ten Commandments endangered?

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling that the city of Elkhart, Ind., may not keep a granite pillar engraved with the Ten Commandments on its town-hall lawn.
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World News and Trends: The house that debt built

The Financial Times tells us that "in the US and the UK, household debt has reached a record level as a percentage of disposable income."
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Free Trade Area of the Americas What Will Happen to Latin America

The United States can no longer take its superiority in the economy of the western hemisphere for granted. The EU's economic reach grows ever longer and its influence ever stronger.
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The G8 and the Elephant in the Living Room

Any potential good that might have come from the recent summit of the world's economic giants was overshadowed by the death of two rioters among approximately 100,000 who gathered in Genoa to protest the talks. Widespread international poverty remains unresolved...
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The Growing Plague of Child Pornography

Child pornography was pretty much eradicated in the 1980s," says Kevin Delli-Colli, head of the Cyber Smuggling Center. But, "with the advent of the Internet, it exploded.
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America's Religious Roots

America's citizens "all were reared in a British climate of opinion, with the Ten Commandments at the back of their minds, when not in the forefront."
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America's Astounding Destiny: Was It Foretold in the Bible?

The rise of the United States of America from British colony to superpower is an incredible story worth retelling. Equally incredible is the fact that the rise of the United States and the British Empire was foretold thousands of years...
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SMBC and Disposable Fathers

Family structure is constantly changing. We cannot afford to assume that different is better. Tampering with God's design will bring catastrophic results.
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All the News That Fits Into One Minute

With the U.S. networks continually cutting back on international coverage, where can a Christian turn to watch world events?
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease: A Virus With Global Reach

A Serious problem has spread from Britain to Europe and South America with potential worldwide effects. What lessons can we learn from this costly epidemic?
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Who Will Be the Next Superpower?

The rise and fall of empires isn't a dry subject only for academics and historians- especially when the next collapsing empire may be today's superpower, the United States.
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World News and Trends: Understanding the Bible in America

According to an article in The Washington Times, "most Americans believe the Bible is more factual than newspapers, but find their daily newspaper easier to read."
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Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance?

In a nationally televised speech February 27, President Bush announced to a cheering Congress his intention to move forward with his national missile defense plan. Will this plan, which does not protect Europe, goad the Europeans toward independence from any...
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Separation of Church and State?

The First Amendment went through extensive discussions and nearly a dozen drafts. They show the clear intent of the founding fathers-that they didn't want one Christian denomination running the nation. They did, however, firmly believe Christianity and biblical principles should...
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One Nation Under God

The Pledge of Allegiance, long recited by U.S. schoolchildren, acknowledges the United States as "one nation under God." But does God have a place in America today?
Text: "The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy" on a background with the USA and British flags
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Q&A: Background of New Booklet

I received a copy of a review of The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy. I understood that this was to be a new work by UCG, but the reviewer said "no new information is being offered."
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When the Angel Leaves the Storm, Part 2

The hand of God—the "angel in this storm"—has blessed America, yet how much longer will that angel stand guard over the nation? How much longer can we count on God's material blessings on the nation? Are the current good times...
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The Special Relationship Reaffirmed

The close historic ties between Britain and the United States continue, yet a cloud hangs over the alliance. Britain is increasingly caught in the middle between the United States and Europe.
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