News and Prophecy

Wars, politics, crimes- it seems like all the news is bad news. When times are turbulent, we can remember our hope and anchor is the good news of the Kingdom of God.

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In Brief...World News Review Keeping Up With Africa: A Continent in Jeopardy

Though there are a few bright spots, the overall African situation still looks decidedly grim.
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The Perfect Prophetic Storm

The Bible prophesies a time when two earthshaking events will combine to overwhelm humanity. What are these two events, these prophetic storms?
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In Brief....World News Review AIDS Threat Persists

If you visit Time Magazine's Internet site, scan the main menu on the left side of the screen until you come to "Special Features." Click on "AIDS in Africa." A photo essay will appear, headlined by the starkly sobering graphic...
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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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Chaotic Start to a New Century: What Does It Mean?

In many ways 2000 was not a good year. What does that tell us about where the world is headed?
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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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Mad Cow Disease: The Fear Alone Is Costly

Concerns over mad cow disease are growing rapidly with the discovery of infected animals in France and Germany. The EU and the U.S. have stepped up control measures, but is it too late to contain the strange and cruel illness...
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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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World News and Trends: Missile threat greater than during Cold War

"The risk of a missile attack against the United States involving chemical, biological or nuclear warheads is greater today than during most of the Cold War and will continue to grow in the next 15 years, says a new global...
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World News and Trends: Britain becoming a society of atheists?

The archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Anglican Church, describes British religious leanings as "tacit atheism."
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World News and Trends: Euthanasia to become law in Netherlands

The Netherlands' parliament approved a bill legalizing mercy killing and doctor-assisted suicide in some circumstances.
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World News and Trends: Pornography gaining respectability

Sales of illicit sex in the form of pornography are a $10 billion industry in the United States, according to Forrester Research of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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World News and Trends: BSE hits Western Europe

A disease that peaked as a minor British epidemic in 1992 and 1993 recently spread to France, then to Germany.
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World News and Trends: Back to the Cold War?

While Americans focused their attention on two men's struggle for the presidency, an old problem resurfaced.
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World News and Trends: Neo-Nazi terrorism in Germany

Stockpiles of arms and bomb-making equipment are stirring fears that neo-Nazi groups will mount a large-scale terrorist campaign.
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Germany and Russia Shifting Balance of Power

More than a century after his death, Otto von Bismarck's dream for Germany seems closer to being realized.
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This Is the Way, Walk in It: Sharing the Front Porch

As the nation's "front porch" has been the location of recent politics, we must consider our own front porch and its place for our political opponents.