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Nuclear threats and Bible prophecy.

  1. 08th March 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

The United States and China have drafted strong sanctions against North Korea as a reaction to a recent nuclear test by the North Koreans (CBS News, March 7, 2013). In retaliation, North Korea has threatened a “pre-emptive nuclear strike” against the U.S. Although China is North Korea’s strongest ally in the region, the U.S. is blamed for the resolution.

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Why the war on drugs is failing.

  1. 04th March 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

The world is coming to realize the drug war is failing because of an ever-resilient enemy: the consumer who fuels the drug business.  Where there is a demand, there will be a supply. “In 2010, about 200 million people took illegal drugs… 40,000 tons of marijuana, 800 tons of cocaine, and 500 tons of heroin” (Der Spiegel, February 22, 2013).

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Internet porn and teens—a destructive combination.

  1. 01st March 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

A recent sobering headline reads: “Young minds are being conditioned by the violent sex they easily access online. Parents have ignored the peril for too long and must act fast” (The Sunday Times, February 24, 2013). Recent research suggests that the average age of first exposure to pornographic images is now age six! In fact, “…the largest consumers of internet...

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Impact of a small meteor.

  1. 27th February 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Last Friday a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere and broke up, “raining fireballs” over central Russia. About 1,200 people were injured, most by shards of glass from windows shattered by the shockwaves. It created a flash of light described as making the night sky look “as bright as if it were day” (Reuters, February 15, 2013).

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Muslim jihad funded by non-believers?

  1. 25th February 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Muslim imam Anjem Choudary was secretly filmed in the UK mocking non-Muslims and calling on Muslims to wage a state-funded jihad against the non-believers (Telegraph, February 17, 2013).  He personally receives more than £25,000 ($38,000) in benefits from the UK government—£8,000 more than the average British soldier fighting in Afghanistan (ibid.).

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The power of an undead pope.

  1. 22nd February 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Vatican watchers are questioning how a newly elected pope might function while a living “past Pope” resides within the Vatican.  Some warn that “Benedict XVI may be too frail to continue as Pope, but even in retirement he will be able to keep an iron grip on the church... Benedict XVI has embarked on an unprecedented and potentially perilous endgame.

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What’s ahead for the Boy Scouts?

  1. 20th February 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

For a century the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has molded boys into men with character and a vow to remain “morally straight.” Over 50 percent of American men have participated in the Scouts, and they are more likely to be successful in life than those who did not (Values of Scouting, May 2005). In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling supporting the BSA’s...

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Vatican invited to sit on Mount Zion!

  1. 18th February 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

The Vatican has long desired to gain control of Jerusalem and is patiently working towards this end.  Now, “Israel has granted the pope an official seat in the room where the Last Supper is believed to have taken place, on Mount Zion in Jerusalem” (Israel Hayom, January 30, 2013). Israeli officials see this as an opportunity to bring more tourism to Jerusalem (...

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The pope resigns: what’s next?

  1. 15th February 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Pope Benedict XVI surprised the world by announcing his resignation, effective later this month. The first papal resignation since 1415 leaves many questioning, “What’s next?”

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Blood-red sea in Sydney.

  1. 13th February 2013
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

In late November 2012, an outbreak of “red tide” closed beaches along Australia’s Southeast coast.  Photos show the bright, blood-red color of the algae bloom (The Australian, November 28, 2012).  The “perfect storm” of conditions occurred off the Sydney coast and fostered the explosive growth of red tide algae. This algae thrives in high water temperatures and...

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