World News and Prophecy

World News and Prophecy was published from 1998 to 2011 by the United Church of God. It was created to look at world events from a Biblical perspective and give insight on what is happening in the world. If you're interested in these back issues, you should also check out the World News and Prophecy section of the Beyond Today magazine.

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Calling for European and World Unity

On a visit to Spain in 1982, the pontiff called for the unity of the whole of Europe.

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A Celebrity Pope

Hundreds of millions of people around the world kept a daily vigil as the pope lay on his deathbed. Even more tuned in by television to watch his funeral. No funeral in the history of the world was seen by...

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A Page on the World: Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century

Mark Leonard makes the case for a Europe that few Americans will regard as reality.

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In Brief...World News Review: Is Your Little Girl Taking Steroids?

That's right, your little girl may be using "roids" or "juice," as anabolic steroids are known on the street.

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In Brief...World News Review: 5-Year-Olds Dieting

Girls as young as 5 do not like their body shape and want to be thinner.

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This Is the Way Walk in It: Up Close and Personal

Before over-analyzing people and their problems with all our good answers and quick solutions, we may simply want to talk, share a meal with them and give them some food for thought.

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World News and Prophecy: May 2005

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In Brief... World News Review: Avian Influenza A Worldwide Plague

We have to prepare for this flu in the same way that we would prepare for going to war, calling the disease "a natural bioterrorist."

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African Debt Is Wiping the Slate Clean a Good Idea

Britain's finance minister, Gordon Brown, is proposing that the G7 countries cancel Africa's debts to Western banks. Will this move give Africa the economic boost it needs to finally get off the ground?

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Where Are America and Europe Really Headed?

Following his success in winning the November election, President George W. Bush has shown himself willing to talk to European leaders about how to handle the world's problems. The White House no longer speaks of "New Europe" and "Old Europe."...

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Restoration: People in the Streets

Recent scenes of citizens taking to the streets to express themselves have stirred the imagination of many.

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Syria in the Crosshairs

World opinion is that Syria appears to have gone one step too far in its deadly game of sponsoring terrorism. The assassination of Rafiq Hariri will have far-reaching consequences for Syria, as well as for the entire Middle East.

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A Page on the World: The United States of Europe

T.R. Reid makes the case for the EU being the United States' greatest threat.

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In Brief... World News Review: Rapid-Onset AIDS

Public health officials in New York City recently encountered what appears to be a rapid-onset AIDS strain.

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In Brief... World News Review: Russian AIDS Much More Serious Than Previously Thought

AIDS infections in Russia are at 1 million.

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Germany's Record Unemployment and Political Change

Reaching the 5 million unemployed mark had an immediate impact on Germany's national confidence. In a poll taken a couple of days after the unemployment figures were released, 85 percent of the Germans surveyed expressed concern for their personal future.

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This Is the Way Walk in It: Thank God for the Common Man

"God must be a lover of the common people, or He would not have made so many of them."

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World News and Prophecy: March - April 2005

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The United States of Europe A Growing Threat to American Interests

Americans remain largely unaware of the European Union, now the world's biggest single economy and most powerful trading system. Bible prophecy shows that a closer union of European nations will soon be upon us.

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Reality TV NOT

I could have titled this: "America, Get a Life!" Because the examples you are about to read are so outlandish, you might think they are exaggerations. But I assure you they are true (regrettably, considering what that says about America).

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