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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When the Angel Leaves the Storm, Part 2

The hand of God—the "angel in this storm"—has blessed America, yet how much longer will that angel stand guard over the nation? How much longer can we count on God's material blessings on the nation? Are the current good times...
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The Special Relationship Reaffirmed

The close historic ties between Britain and the United States continue, yet a cloud hangs over the alliance. Britain is increasingly caught in the middle between the United States and Europe.
World News and Prophecy March - April 2001
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World News and Prophecy: March - April 2001

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Germany and Russia Shifting Balance of Power

More than a century after his death, Otto von Bismarck's dream for Germany seems closer to being realized.
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This Is the Way, Walk in It: Sharing the Front Porch

As the nation's "front porch" has been the location of recent politics, we must consider our own front porch and its place for our political opponents.
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In Brief... Persian Gulf Council Meets, Acts

The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) angered Iran and Iraq with the communique issued at the end of their December 2000 summit.
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In Brief... Middle East: War Exercises and Water

The availability of water is important enough a concern to be included in the "final status" issues yet to be resolved between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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In Brief... News in the Race to Clone Humans

Addressing the weighty moral objections to cloning, Dr. Severino Antoniori of Rome declared that humans will be cloned in the very near future, "whether we like it or not."
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In Brief... Heroin Use on the Rise

Flush with increased spending money and the availability of a lower-priced, purer product, U.S. teens are using heroin at an increasing rate.
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In Brief... News Trends Among Youth: Telephone Chatlines Trap Teens

The dangers of telephone chatlines seem overshadowed by internet chatrooms, but the danger is equally present.
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When the Angel Leaves the Storm

In his inauguration, George W. Bush referred to an observation by a founding father that an angel was directing the storm surrounding the United States. Today, the storm is here, but is the angel?
World News and Prophecy February 2001
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World News and Prophecy: February 2001

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This Is The Way, Walk in It: The Power of the Chad

Will we learn from history?
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In Brief... World News Review: News From the Vatican

The pope invited an audience of 30,000 to join in bringing about the Kingdom of God in the world.
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In Brief... World News Review: Has Israel Chosen to Have War?

As the outgoing U.S. president pushes Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations, hoping to accrue to himself this positive legacy in the annals of history, the present reality implies that war is more likely than peace.
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In Brief... World News Review: "Pray for Me" Has Different Meaning in India Than in U.S.

Americans, whether or not they actually pray, understand and warm to such a request.
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In Brief... World News Review: Weird Twist in Nativity Scene

In the name of marketing in a way that the public will be drawn to purchase their products, British merchants have changed how they present the traditional nativity.
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In Brief... World News Review: Brits give Nod to Stem Cell Research

Britain's Parliament voted December 19, 2000, to amend an existing law to allow stem cell research to go ahead.
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In Brief... World News Review: Will Germany take reins of European Leadership?

Long perceived to be a leading European nation, is Germany poised to become the EU's undisputed leader?
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Chaotic Start to a New Century: What's It Mean?

From many perspectives, the year 2000 was not a good year. What dos the Bible say about the pangs this world is experiencing?
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