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World News and Trends: Ten Commandments or ten suggestions?

What did Moses bring down from Mt. Sinai: the Ten Commandments or ten suggestions?
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World News and Trends: The continuing tragedy of unsafe abortions

Unsafe abortions are a problem of global proportions, most particularly in Asia. Thousands of women have experienced serious long-term effects with debilitating physical injuries, not to mention long-lasting psychological problems.
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World News and Trends: Increasing middle-aged promiscuity

Disturbing trends in the moral behavior of those over 50 are increasingly coming to light.
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World News and Trends: China's growing world influence

News that the Chinese and the Iranians have been in the process of forming a major alliance is just one more indication that China is increasingly at the fulcrum of much that is happening in the world.
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World News and Trends: Pope reiterates religious stance on Europe

Rocco Buttiglione, a Roman Catholic and friend of Pope John Paul II, was unable to become European justice minister in the European Commission after the EU parliament objected to his conservative views on homosexuality and single mothers.
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World News and Trends: Global distrust of political leaders

Citizens of the world fear for their safety and security, perhaps primarily because they don't put much confidence in their political leaders.
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The New Intolerance

One state allowed license plates that read "2Sexy" and "2Hot4U," yet denied a person who wanted to put "Pray" on her plates, claiming it would violate separation of church and state. Has political correctness, touted to promote tolerance, actually created...
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When Do I Get a Break?

Are you working more and relaxing less? Doing more but never getting everything done? Running here and there but only running yourself down? Maybe it's time you took a break!
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Alexander Reads About Himself in the Book of Daniel

A story from Josephus's writings confirms that Daniel's prophecies were received centuries before Alexander the Great conquered the world.
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Alexander the Great: The Man Who Would Be God

Millions remain fascinated by one of history's most intriguing and successful conquerors. An ancient source sheds new light on his achievements—and his downfall. That ancient source is Bible prophecy!
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Is It Anti-American to Criticize the Moral Conduct of the United States?

Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York state, recently wrote in USA Today: "The brilliance of the Founding Fathers has been confirmed by the astonishing success of their experiment in republican democracy" (Dec. 7, 2004). Yet the United States owes...
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Christians in Name Only?

A 2003 poll of American adults found that while 91 percent "absolutely believe" or "mostly believe" Jesus Christ was a real historical person, they are much fuzzier on the implications of that belief.
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Is the United States Still a Moral Nation?

The recent election showed that almost half of the U.S. electorate is uncomfortable with a president who is open about his religious faith and has stated that Jesus Christ is the Person he most admires. What about the other half...
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The U.S. Supreme Court: Presidential Decisions Impact National Morality

The Supreme Court, as the ultimate arbiter of what acts are legal, plays a key role in setting the moral tone of the nation.
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Successful Parenting: What Makes It Work?

Many parents can find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to parenting. What biblical keys can lay the right foundation?
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Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term

The world looks very different four years after President Bush took office. What challenges lie ahead for the second Bush administration?
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The Culture of Narcissism

Self-love is openly promoted in today's media. Fight it!
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Today's Music: What's the Message to Our Kids?

Music today is a very bad influence on our youth.
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You Can Win the War Against the Family

Modern pop culture is robbing children of their innocence while undermining their character growth by addicting them to random violence, filthy language and explicit sex. In spite of this subtle brainwashing, you can still win the war being waged against...
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Will the Family Survive?

An editorial note from Jerold Aust