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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Oskar Lafontaine

Radical reforms: a personality to watch
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This Is the Way, Walk in It: Turning Swords Into Plowshares

A nation ahead of its time in repairing the breaches.
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World News and Trends: How bad is the Russian economy?

Russia has devalued the rubble at a time of apocalyptic predictions about the state of the Russian economy. Some observers are warning that the Russian financial crisis "could spin out of control as banks collapse."
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World News and Trends: Arafat on Palestinian statehood

Without any forward movement in the Middle Eastern peace process, some commentators think Yassar Arafat will proclaim the existence of a Palestinian state in early 1999.
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World News and Trends: Pope to visit Holy Land

A trip to Jerusalem in 2000 is one of the remaining unfulfilled ambitions of Pope John Paul II.
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World News and Trends- Pornographic films outsell regular movies: a civil war in American values

New and disturbing communiqués concerning Western morality are cause for concern.
The Bible and Respect for Authority
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The Bible and Respect for Authority

Regardless of the outcome of the presidency, Christians are obliged to obey God by respecting government authority—the law and national and local leaders. Two of the apostles made this point in their letters.
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Wrestling With God: A Political and Moral Dilemma

The founding fathers envisioned a nation rooted in biblical values. What lies ahead when its roots are challenged?
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Finding a Right Moral Foundation

Tragically, the sure moral foundation for a nation is largely forgotten and ignored.
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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- Coming soon: a common European currency

If Jan. 1, 2000, promises to be one of the pivotal dates in history, Jan. 1, 1999, is probably no less important to the European Continent.
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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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May They Rest in Peace

Romanov burial exposes rift in Russia. An attempt to bring closure on one of the most sordid affairs of the 20th century.
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Fascism Returns to Europe

Today, no extremist party calls itself fascist, but whatever the name, fascism is still the game.
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The India/Pakistan Weapons Conundrum

The more nuclear powers, the more other nations feel it absolutely necessary to develop and add weapons of this nature to their defense arsenals.
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World News and Trends: New states of anarchy

When authority collapses, chaos ensues, says world-affairs analyst and author Georgie Anne Geyer, and the trend is increasing around the world.
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World News and Trends- Information war: The next threat?

As the United States recently prepared for a showdown with Iraq, Pentagon planners increasingly worried about American vulnerability to a new kind of warfare-sabotage of U.S computer systems.
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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: Turning the corner on cancer?

New cancer cases in the United States are declining for the first time in decades, according to a joint report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society. Officials reported that...
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World News and Trends: U.S. home-foreclosure rate approaches Great Depression's

Although the American economy appears strong, some troubling statistics indicate that it is not as stable as it may appear.
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