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World News and Trends: Jews in Britain under attack

Just over a year ago, in mid-February of 2006, British Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks called for calm "in the face of recent, highly disturbing events" indirectly affecting the Jewish community in Britain. To most British Jews an act against...
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World News and Trends: Doomsday clock ticks closer

For some 60 years the "doomsday clock" has been ticking in Chicago, sponsored by the directors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. They set it at seven minutes to midnight—midnight being a nuclear holocaust—back in 1947.
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World News and Trends: Israel to nuke Iran?

The Sunday Times occasionally publishes material that few other newspapers dare to print.
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World News and Trends: British Royal Navy could be cut by half

Although the decision is not yet final, the British government apparently plans to mothball up to half of the royal fleet.
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Bearing Fruit: A Crucial Part of Spiritual Growth

God expects us to be productive and get results.
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Contact With God's People: A Key to Spiritual Success or Failure

In the previous article in this series, we looked at the role of the Church of God. Let's now expand on that, considering an oft-neglected factor that's critically important for our spiritual growth.
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Spiritual Growth: From Immaturity to Immortality

In the previous seven articles of this series we have explained essential tools for spiritual transformation—prayer, Bible study, meditation, fasting, repentance, baptism and the Church. Now we consider how to use all these tools to attain our ultimate destiny of...
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What Did Jesus Teach About Sin?

Most would rather bask in nice stories about Christ, in the knowledge of His grace and forgiveness of sin without acknowledging the requirements of obedience to Him and His law or the consequences of sin.
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Did Jesus Do Away With the Law?

Did Jesus do away with the commandments of God?
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The Jesus So Few Know

Why is the Christianity people see so different from the Jesus Christ of the Bible? Could it be that many have a fundamental misunderstanding of His teaching?
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Radical Liberalism: What's the Harm?

Lawyers argue in U.S. courts that pornography falls under the constitutional right of free speech. There is a strong movement to replace Judeo-Christian influences in schools with extreme multiculturalism. Radical feminists denounce concepts of the traditional family. Homosexuals want to...
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Christians Who Don't Celebrate Easter: What Do They Know?

Easter is the most important holiday for hundreds of millions of believers around the world. Yet thousands of Christians don't observe it. Do they know something that others don't?
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The Length of Jesus' Time in the Tomb Proves He Was the Messiah

Jesus gave one sign that would be proof of His resurrection as our Savior—the amount of time He would spend in the tomb.
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Teaching Values to Your Child: How to Make Wise Media Choices

It's no secret that much of the media our children are exposed to promotes values contrary to Christian values. How can we teach them how to decide what music to listen to and which movies to see?
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Restoration: Is All News Local?

Lately I have been reading a lot about the trend in newspapers toward mostly local coverage. Many of the large metro newspapers have cut their foreign news operations. I read a few days ago that the Boston Globe had done...
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What Will It Mean for the West if Radical Islam Triumphs?

Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq may not worry the average American or European, but could defeat there also mean defeat at home? Could the seemingly inexorable advance of radical Islam in the Middle East be replicated in the West?
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What Is Channeling?

Those who do the channeling claim they are receiving information or commands from a divine or unknown source. In effect, they say, they are like a radio receiving a signal from a transmitter. But who is speaking through the channeler?
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The Spirit World's Dangerous Dark Side

Strange practices and religions such as Wicca, Santeria, voodoo and channeling are growing in popularity. What's behind them? Are such things harmless, or is there more to them than meets the eye?
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What if You Are Confronted by the Dark Side of the Spirit World?

The Bible provides a guide to successfully countering any of Satan's deceptions. Below are several principles you should follow.
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Is There Really a Spirit World?

Both popular culture and religion bombard us with references to the spirit world. But is it real? What’s it all about? Where can you turn to sort out fact from fable?