World Regions

"So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city" (Genesis 11:8).

Long ago, an ancient civilization revolted against God, gathering together and attempting to build a tower to the heavens. In response, God divided their languages and caused them to scatter across the globe. Now, millennia later, each world region has its own unique history...and shared future. Find out more below, or focus on a specific region with the links on the right.

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World News and Trends: Is America turning to religion?

The current war effort and geopolitical tensions in general have apparently boosted the de-mand for Bibles, hymnals and prayer books.
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World News and Trends: America's cultural trends threaten further decline

In relating American cultural trends in his book The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators (1993), former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett cautioned Americans that "unless these trends were reversed, they would lead to the inevitable decline of the American republic."
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World News and Trends: Sex explosion in U.K.

Jeremy Laurance, health editor for The Independent, reported that "soaring rates of sexually transmitted infections are overwhelming the NHS [National Health Service] and threatening the health of a generation of young people, according to a committee of MPs [Members of...
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World News and Trends: American media disdainful of the European Union

Much of the U.S. media generally focuses on three European countries—the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
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World News and Trends- EU draft constitution: a dangerous document

In the words of noted Times' political columnist William Rees-Mogg, "The draft constitution which is being prepared by the European Convention . . . would be totally destructive of self-government throughout Europe. It would transfer responsibility for foreign and defence...
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America the Ugly?

Beyond the obvious differences among nationalities, something else is spoiling the relationships between Americans and their friends abroad. For the last 50 years the unstoppable spread of an insidious American culture has become a blight that is increasingly resented everywhere...
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When Will the Middle East Have Peace?

Why does it seem that the Middle East is always in turmoil, perpetually on the brink of another war? Will this troubled region ever see lasting peace?
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The "Road Map" to Peace in the Mideast: Will It Work?

Is peace in the Middle East attainable in this lifetime? What will it take to achieve it? More pointedly, Who will it take to attain it?
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Fear and Flying

A hundred years after the Wright brothers, is the airline industry in danger of being grounded?
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Alarming Increase of Anti-Americanism in Latin America

The war in faraway Iraq has fueled rising resentment against the United States much closer to home.
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The Jealousy of Reuben

Knowing history helps us understand the present and future. Reading biographies helps us understand people in general, and especially the people who are similar in some ways to the people we read about. The experiences and attitudes of Reuben are...
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Restoration...Toppling the Image of Evil

On April 9, the statue of Saddam Hussein in the center of his capital of Baghdad came tumbling down.
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After Iraq How Will Europe Get Its Act Together

The latest Gulf War highlighted the divisions and limitations of Europe. Many Europeans want a united continent rivaling America as a superpower. Is this ever likely to happen? Bible prophecy contains some surprising answers.
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Lessons From the SARS Epidemic

The latest theory about the origin of the epidemic should be of great interest to those who take the Bible seriously, particularly its instructions regarding health and diet.
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SARS and Bible Prophecy

Many who read the prophecies about world conditions prior to Jesus' return to this earth find them hard to believe. "Outlandish!" "Wild!" "Weird!" "Unbelievable!" These are common perceptions. But for those who have eyes to see and the courage to...
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World News and Trends: Famine stalks Africa

World hunger is on the rise again, much of it afflicting the African continent, especially the sub-Sahara.
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World News and Trends: Removing the Ten Commandments

The entrance to the Alabama Supreme Court is graced by the presence of a huge stone monument displaying the shortened but still correct version of the Ten Commandments.
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World News and Trends: EU embassies around the world?

Drafting a new European Union constitution has brought forth a flurry of proposals from member states trying to influence the contents of what is now viewed as potentially the most important document in Europe.
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World News and Trends: A Christian Europe?

Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing is in the process of drafting a new constitution for the European Union (EU).
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Don't Fight for a Dying Regime

"Don’t fight for a dying regime!" This was the advice of President Bush to the Iraqi people and soldiers just before the Iraq war began. Baghdad seems to have finally been freed from Saddam Hussein’s grip. His regime and brutal...
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