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America: Uninformed and Unaware

America's tendency to forget, to put the past and the rest of the world behind them, is a contributing factor to Americans being less informed about world affairs than many of the world's peoples.
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One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned?

A year after suicide hijackers killed almost 3,000 men, women and children in attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, what have we learned?
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Jesus Christ's Unfinished Business

Many understand that Jesus Christ came to live a perfect life and give Himself as a sacrifice for sin. But He left behind some "unfinished business", which is why He must come to earth again.
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Peace in Nature and Among All Peoples

When Jesus returns to earth as the promised Messiah, He will at last usher in the dream of ages, world peace. This will involve even the whole of nature, as the world will be transformed into an Edenic paradise (compare...
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What Does the Bible Say About Armageddon?

It's a common term that most people use to mean "the end of the world," but it's true meaning is a little bit different.
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God's Global Village: A Glimpse of a Better Tomorrow

"Global village" has become a popular term in recent years for our increasingly interconnected world. Unknown to most, God has plans for His own global village on earth. Join us for a quick preview!
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World Peace: The Impossible Dream?

In recent months the awful prospect of a nuclear India-Pakistan war, radioactive "dirty" bombs detonated by terrorists and potential allout war in the Middle East reminds us that peace seems as far away as ever. For years men, women and...
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The Good News Beyond the Bad

World peace. For centuries, philosophers and poets have dared to dream the impossible dream, asking, "What if ...?" Yet peace on even a small scale has been so elusive and seemed so hopeless. Yet people have always hoped.
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Good News Magazine: September - October 2002

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World News and Trends: Significant crime hike in England and Wales

A rash of newspaper articles in July reported that England and Wales top the Western world's crime tables.
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World News and Trends: Nuclear conflict would derail anti-terror war

Concerns are growing about the inevitability of a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan.
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World News and Trends- Africa: Four out of 10 HIV-positive

AIDS continues to claim a devastating toll in southern Africa. Botswana, the world's worst-hit country, has an HIV infection rate of 38.5 percent.
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World News and Trends- Southern Africa: Hunger may affect millions

The following summary was included in a report from Maseru, Lesotho, to The Independent on Sunday: "The World Food Programme is warning that it may soon have to feed up to 8 million people in Southern Africa as famine stalks...
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World News and Trends: Russia becomes NATO partner

Not many years ago it would have been unthinkable, but now it's happened: Russia has become a NATO partner.
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World News and Trends: Right-wing movement sweeps Europe

The winds of political change are blowing across Europe, including upheavals in the Netherlands and France.
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World News and Trends: National malaise grips France

A Sunday Times feature article contained an element of surprise.
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World News and Trends: Outside powers to occupy Middle East?

Writing in the British Independent newspaper, diplomatic correspondent Robert Fisk commented on the continuing Mideast conflict, which has contributed to the division between the United States and the European Union.
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Just For Youth... What's So Special About Families?

Some suggest a family should be redefined as any group of people living together in the same household, irrespective of blood connection or sexual orientation. But is such definition warranted? Before we throw away our traditional view, maybe we should...
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ: 'You Are Gods'

Jesus stunned His listeners in proclaiming His own divine identity. But He went even further, quoting a verse that tells human beings, "You are gods." Indeed, as many passages show, God is a family.
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From Sabbath to Sunday

So when did Sunday, the first day of the week, come to be seen as a substitute for the seventh-day Sabbath?