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World News and Prophecy: June 2001

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Monarchs in the News

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
A tragedy in Nepal and an election in Bulgaria brought attention to the world's remaining monarchies-and the possible restoration of former monarchies in Europe.

In Brief... Italy Goes Right

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
Italy's wealthiest citizen has a new job-prime minister of the country. In its May 13th general election, the electorate handed the job to Silvio Berlusconi, at the same time as it gave his conservative alliance a clear majority in both houses of parliament.

New Proposal for Europe's Future

  • by Paul Kieffer
Will Europe move beyond economic union to political union? Notable European politicians continue to raise the call for moving in that direction. Others are equally passionate in their opposition. Does the current situation relate to the "iron and clay" prophecy of Daniel?

In Brief... Indonesia Unravels

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
Civil unrest and recent deployments have eroded discipline; field units ignore rules of engagement and even open fire on other forces. An outbreak of violence across the country will make it impossible for the army to hold the nation of 17,500 islands together.

In Brief... Water Shortages Worsening

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
"One Billion Asians Could Be Parched in 24 Years, Say Experts" sounds like the title of a science-fiction novel. Actually, it's the title of an Agence France Presse report on a meeting of world experts on water supply who met recently in Honolulu, Hawaii.

In Brief... America's Greatest Problem

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
"America's Greatest Problem: Not Crime, Racism or Bad Schools-It's Illegitimacy" is a chapter title in a bold book offered by Larry Elder, titled The Ten Things You Can't Say in America.

In Brief... News About Homosexuality and AIDS

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
On the AIDS front, a terrifying report announced on June 1 shows that 32 percent of young black homosexual men in the United States are infected with the AIDS virus.

In Brief... England: a Nation in Religious Decline

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
The Catholic auxiliary bishop of Liverpool, Vincent Malone, explained the national decline in terms of people's growing feeling of self-sufficiency.

Day Care Debate: More Than Aggressive Babies

  • by Cecil Maranville
Debate rages over a government study that suggests day care causes aggressive behavior in children. Cries for using less day care are challenged with equal passion by defenders of its perceived value. Sadly, personal opinion and economics have obscured the most important value of all.