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Who Determines Morality?

  1. 08th January 2024
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

A few weeks ago in a Sunday service at St John the Baptist’s in Felixstowe, the Eucharist service of the Church of England “included a blessing, for the first time in the Church of England’s 489-year history, for same-sex partners” (Telegraph, December 17, 2023).

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A Growing Culture of Hate

  1. 05th January 2024
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

As we look at the current war in Gaza, we see the results of teaching children to hate Israel and glorify terrorism from their very young years, even in school (Council on Foreign Relations, May 1, 2017).

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Germany’s Historic Military Deployment

  1. 01st January 2024
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

NATO patch on the shoulder of a German soldier Last week German and Lithuanian defense ministers signed a historic agreement (Newsweek, December 18, 2023). Germany agreed to permanently deploy a military battalion to Lithuania—the first foreign German troop deployment on European soil since World War II! This move, to occur over the next three years, will involve 4,800 troops and their families. Lithuania is...

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Middle East Attitudes Are Shifting

  1. 29th December 2023
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Flags of Arab nations on the left with the letters VS in the middle then the Israeli flag on the right For centuries, Muslim Middle Eastern nations have been generally divided along denominational Sunni-Shia lines. The Sunni branch of Islam makes up 85 to 90 percent of all Muslims and are the dominant population in nations such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt, while Shias make up only about 10 to 15 percent of all Muslims and form majorities in nations such as Iran and...

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Computing with Lab-Produced Brains

  1. 25th December 2023
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

human brain with technical schematics and outer space in the background For years, computer scientists have been experimenting with human cells, with the hope of improving computing power. Recently, scientists used human stem cells to grow a neurological brain-tissue mass known as an organoid (Nature.com, December 11, 2023). The brain tissue was connected to a computer with electrodes and electrical signals were delivered to the...

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Declining Confidence in Western Democracies

  1. 22nd December 2023
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

flags of US UK and EU with cracked windows behind them In a recent poll, Europeans and Americans were asked if they were satisfied with their national democracies and the EU central government (Politico, December 11, 2023). Results show that nearly 70 percent of American respondents said the state of democracy had declined in recent years, while a similar number of polltakers in France shared the same opinion, and...

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The Future of Migrants Who Die

  1. 18th December 2023
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

cobblestone street with shadows of migrants approaching a circle of yellow stars representing the European Union Growing numbers of migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe. Many more are dying after arrival and are buried in unmarked graves. According to The Guardian, “at least 1,015 men, women and children who died at the borders of Europe in the past decade were buried before they were identified…. These, however, are the tip of the iceberg.

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Too Many Migrants in Europe?

  1. 15th December 2023
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

large crowd of migrants attempting to enter Slovenia at a padlocked gate For the last decade, record levels of migrants have crossed sea and land borders into Europe, most of them hoping for a better, safer life. But Europeans are coming to realize that the current rates of immigration are unsustainable (The Telegraph, December 8, 2023).

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Russia Arming Iran

  1. 11th December 2023
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Russian fighter jets against a background of the Russian and Iranian flags Business Insider reports that Iran has provided Russia with ammunition, unmanned drones, and other munitions during its war with Ukraine. Now, Russia plans to send advanced fighter jets and attack helicopters to Iran, greatly increasing the power of that nation’s air force (November 29, 2023). Top U.S.

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Somalia: Can It Get Any Worse?

  1. 08th December 2023
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Somalian kids with serious faces next to a brick wall painted like the flag of Somalia Somalia’s recent past is riddled with wars, fighting factions, pirates, a famine that killed over a quarter of a million people, and governmental instability. The terror group Al Shabab is based in Somalia and frequently carries out its activities across the border in neighboring Kenya. Ongoing fighting between factions and government forces have forced many...

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