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Readers of The Good News share their thoughts.
Is God-Intended Communication Disappearing?
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Is God-Intended Communication Disappearing?

If God wanted you to constantly use a cell phone, He would have had you born with one glued to your ear. If He wanted you to be on Twitter all the time, He would have "tweeted" you by now...
What Are the Origins of Common Christmas Symbols?
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What Are the Origins of Common Christmas Symbols?

The following is from The Trouble With Christmas by Tom Flynn (1993, pp. 19, 37-40, emphasis in original):
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World News and Trends: Shameful prostitution forecast at national conventions

The gradual abandonment of traditional marriage for a whole host of ultimately destructive alternative lifestyles remains at the root of the decline in national morality.
Do You Know the Surprising Origins of the Christmas Holiday?
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Do You Know the Surprising Origins of the Christmas Holiday?

Many people know the Bible doesn't mention Christ's followers observing Christmas. So where did the holiday come from, and does the Bible condone it? Does it make any difference as long as it's intended to honor God and bring families...
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World News & Trends: Who owns Jerusalem?

Many citizens of Western European nations, Britain and to some extent even the United States feel that the claims of Israel and the counterclaims of Palestinians to ownership of Jerusalem are virtually equal in nature.
Do We Need a Spiritual Revival?
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Do We Need a Spiritual Revival?

Some believe a call for nationwide prayer and fasting, as recently issued by Texas Governor Rick Perry, would ignite religious revival and save America from impending doom. Would religious renewal help solve national problems? Just what kind of revival is...
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World News and Trends: Religious freedom on the wane worldwide

A new report by Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life has revealed a disturbing pattern:
What Is Your Safest Investment?
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What Is Your Safest Investment?

Families have been hit hard in the recent economic downturn. Personal incomes have sunk for some, and home values and retirement funds have plunged for many. Where can you find a truly safe investment?
Israel: Growing Danger on Every Side
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Israel: Growing Danger on Every Side

One of the smallest democracies in the world faces increased hostility from its neighbors—and even from its democratic friends in the West.
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World News and Trends: Radical Muslim minorities in America

The vast majority of American Muslims are loyal citizens.
The World's Financial Turmoil: What Are the Root Causes?
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The World's Financial Turmoil: What Are the Root Causes?

Nothing has dominated the news over the last few years like the economic crises still battering many nations. What, fundamentally, is the problem? Let's examine some financial basics from a biblical perspective.
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World News and Trends: The Palestinian people: poorly prepared for statehood

In spite of its UN bid for statehood, the Palestinian Authority (PA) remains thoroughly corrupt and dysfunctional.
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World News and Trends: Koran contest kids get guns, grenades

For the last three years a Somali radio station run by the al-Shabab militant Islamist group has held a knowledge and Koran-reciting contest for children ages 10 to 17 during the month of Ramadan.
America's Debt Debacle
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America's Debt Debacle

The recent debate over raising the U.S. debt limit showed a national leadership bitterly divided over the country's priorities and how to address its debt explosion. What are the larger implications of this debacle?
European and American Debt: No Easy Way Out
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European and American Debt: No Easy Way Out

The huge debt problems in Europe and the Unites States are creating enormous problems on the world geopolitical scene.
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World News & Trends: Iran's nuclear ambitions continue unabated

The media world provides us with many distractions that continually avert our eyes from seeing occurrences essential to eventually fulfilling Bible prophecy.
Will the Euro Collapse?
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"Will the Euro Collapse?"

Some great factor - quite possibly the economic crisis that is increasingly shaping up in Europe - will force the transformation of the European Union into a new, more tightly integrated and powerful alliance.
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Europe's Troubles: Setting the Stage for Prophecy's Fulfillment

In 1933 Winston Churchill chillingly warned, "No one can watch the events which are taking place in Germany without increasing anxiety about what their outcome will be." With an economic crisis now plaguing the eurozone, will Berlin's troubled history repeat...
Magazine Issue

Good News Magazine: November - December 2011