World News and Prophecy: August 2000

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10 minutes
The movie industry may not always accurately represent history, but it has played a role in shaping it.
6 minutes
Since the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank began their "debt relief" programs, most Heavily Indebted Poor Countries have moved more...
2 minutes
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces'" (Psalm 122:6-7).
2 minutes
A bill working its way through the French legislature has provoked concerns in religious groups around the world.
2 minutes
A small minority of the U.S. population that is homosexual continues to wield undue influence on American law and the U.S. economy.
3 minutes
Three widely different areas that are vulnerable to terrorism have been in the news of late.
10 minutes
Shipping lanes off Indonesia may seem irrelevant to the West. But at stake is part of an ancient promise to Abraham that his seed would possess the...
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Scene from World War II concentration camps
11 minutes
Most of our reading audience is familiar with the wonderful story of the rescue of the baby Moses from the waters of the Nile River. It is a story of...
10 minutes
"It's the economy, stupid!" was Clinton's theme in 1992. One of the greatest issues arising out of the current U.S. presidential election is the...