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Why Is Violence Increasing?

  1. 17th June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

“Violent crimes—from homicides and rapes to robberies—have been on the rise in many major U.S. cities, yet experts can’t point to a single reason why and the jump isn’t enough to suggest there’s a trend… ‘It’s being reported on at local levels, but in my view, it’s not getting the attention at the national level it deserves,’ FBI Director James Comey said...

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Flooding in Europe and Beyond

  1. 15th June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

According to a report last week, “The world’s most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris, is to close on Friday amid worsening flooding caused by days of torrential rain… The Seine, which runs through Paris past the Louvre, has risen five metres above normal levels. Heavy rains across Europe have left at least 10 people dead, most of them in Germany” (BBC, June 2...

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Catholic Church Reunion

  1. 13th June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

The ancient Roman church split in two more than a millennium ago, yet current events are bringing about a “reunion” of sorts. “The Syriac Orthodox bishop of the Iraqi city of Mosul has told a French publication that ISIS attacks have helped forge bonds of unity with Catholics.

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France's EU Future

  1. 10th June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

As the EU limps along politically and economically, analysts continue to identify more nations that may need to break from or be asked to leave the EU. According to a German newspaper, “The second-largest economy of the European Union has nowadays become a pathetic sight: its problems are so grave that they pose a serious danger to all of its partner countries,...

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The Power of Marriage

  1. 08th June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

“Teenagers whose parents are married have higher self-esteem on average than their counterparts from other types of family, a think-tank study concludes. Research by the Marriage Foundation... claims that even those whose parents are in stable cohabiting relationships are less secure than those from married households.

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No Belief in Anyone!

  1. 06th June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

“‘Yo no creo en nadie’ (I believe in no one). The phrase has become part of the Venezuelan lexicon… The expression was usually uttered in an offhand way by Venezuelans as a joke, a motto of our characteristically joyous disregard for authority” (New York Times, May 21, 2016). In Venezuela, vigilante justice is becoming more commonplace (ibid.).

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Nordic Nations Lean to the West

  1. 03rd June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

“Sweden and Finland have taken part in their first-ever Nato foreign ministers’ meeting… Their participation was hailed as a sign that the two non-aligned countries are moving closer to Nato and US security structures…” (EU Observer, May 20, 2016). On May 13 at a White House summit meeting, “Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden” reaffirmed their commitment...

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A Plague of Plenty

  1. 01st June 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

A recent British study reports, “About a fifth of all adults around the world and a third of those in the UK will be obese by 2025” (The Guardian, April 1, 2016). With obesity comes a host of health-related issues: diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, joint problems, cancer, shortened life span.

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Spreading Moral Chaos

  1. 30th May 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

For nearly two thousand years, the foundation of Western civilization rested upon Judeo-Christian values found in the Bible. Those fundamental values set the West apart from the rest of the world. Yet, in recent years, that foundation has crumbled under the relentless onslaught of secular forces that permeate our increasingly godless societies.

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Rebirth of Nationalism

  1. 27th May 2016
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

For decades, the European press and influential politicians have proclaimed that nationalism is dead in Europe and an “ever closer union” is the real hope for all Europeans. However, a surging wave of nationalism is threatening to swamp that dream. In Austria, a nationalistic candidate nearly captured the presidency “for the first time in postwar history” with...

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