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World News and Prophecy: April - May 2000

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The China-Taiwan Tinderbox

  • by Mario Seiglie
The Korean War showed how easily a local war in Asia, like the brewing China-Taiwan conflict, can escalate.

Pope's Spiritual Journey Very Political

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Thought by some to be the most important visit Israel had ever hosted, Pope John Paul II's "personal spiritual journey" to the Holy Land turned out to be one of the most political of his 22-year pontificate.
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"Civil Unions": The Genesis of Untold Controversy

  • by Cecil Maranville
Canada, the European Union and the small state of Vermont have all introduced laws that seek to rewrite social mores and customs about marriage. Some believe the proposed revisions correct wrongs and promote justice; but, to the contrary, they will engender controversy without end.