December 2000 Vol.3, No. 10

Contents What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leadership?    by Darris McNeely U.S. Election Crisis - End of Political Stability?    by Melvin Rhodes World Watches U.S. Post- Election Predicament    by Cecil Maranville The Perfect Prophetic Storm    by Mario Seigle In Brief...World News Review     by Darris McNeely,    Cecil E. Maranville    John Ross    Ross Schroeder This is the Way...One Moment in Time    by Robin Webber Dec '00 WNP Main World Watches U.S. Post- Election Predicament The world has been watching and evaluating the spectacle. Has the United States' image, and more importantly, its power and prestige, been compromised? by Cecil E. Maranville The U.S. election surprised even those who predicted a close race. One authority on probability equated it with the likelihood that a tossed coin would land on its edge - and remain upright! Suspicion has given way to angry accusations, motivated by bitterness and resentment. Internally, officials claim and citizens expect all wounds to heal and business to go on as usual. However, the world has been watching and evaluating the spectacle! Has the United States' image, and more importantly, its power and prestige, been compromised? As noted in the November issue of World News and Prophecy, U.S. citizens have focused their attention inward over the past year, due to a protracted, competitive and divisive presidential campaign. Instead of the fracas dissolving into post-election harmony, it blossomed into a never-before-experienced (in the United States) contentiousness. Will the tight election results permanently harm the U.S. internally? A convincing majority of its citizens said, "No" in a November 26-27 poll conducted jointly by CNN, USA Today and Gallup. Since a democratic government's effectiveness is directly proportional to the confidence of its electorate, that's a strong indicator that the country will weather the crisis. (Of course, how much people come together and how well the major political parties are able to cooperate remains to be seen.) Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0012/world.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "World Watches U.S. Post-Election Predicament" Other Articles by Cecil Maranville Democracy: _Best Government in Existence? _The power of the Chad _We Hold These Truths... _Restoration: Will We Heed the Warning? _Democracy Is More Than a Word _Ghana's Election Signifies Progress for Africa _People in the Streets _Leadership Under Siege Around the World _Cartoon Controversy: Is a Clash of Civilizations Inevitable? _Who Will Bring Freedom to the Middle East? _Behind the Headlines - A World Without the United States _Behind the Headlines ... America vs. Iraq or America vs. the World? _Dictatorships: Why Are They So Common? _World News and Trends - May/June 2003 _Will Democracy Work in the Middle East? U.S. politics: _Politics and Religion _A Lesson From U.S. Election Fever _U.S. Election Crisis - End of Political Stability? _Sharing the Front Porch _Ever Increasing Crime -- Will It Ever End? _Jails Overflow, While Justice Flags _World News Review July 2004 _Different Elections -- Same Issues _Enduring Words _Wrestling With God: A Political and Moral Dilemma _Republican Dynasties: A Growing Trend _Could Jesus Christ Be Elected President? _How Significant Is the Race for the White House? (2000) _The U.S. Election: The Value of Political Stability _Ronald Reagan: In His Own Words _How Significant Is the Race for the White House? _The U.S. Supreme Court: Presidential Decisions Impact National Morality _Election Year Religion Leadership: _In Search of Heroic Leadership _What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leasership? _Seeking Security in a Dangerous Age _What Is True Leadership? _Nehemiah: Portrait of a Leader _Moses: Leader of a Nation _What Is Godly Rulership? _Leadership: A Biblical Perspective _Moral Leadership: Does It Really Matter? _A Good Soldier _Morality in Government: A Worldwide Crisis _Where Have All the Leaders Gone? _A Lesson in Leadership From a Much-Loved Lady _Will A New Leader Solve Our Problems? _A Contrast in Leadership _World-Transforming Leadership _What's the Key to Real Leadership? _Are You a Leader? _Golda Meir and Deborah the Judge _The Heart of a King _Exceptional Leadership Practices _Molding Your Personality for Leadership _Noah: A True Noncomformist _Join the Few, the Called, the Chosen _Leadership... Is It for You? _Too Young to Lead? _Does Unfaithfulness Disqualify Leaders? _What is Hope? _Lesson in Wisdom _Christian Leadership Should be Y2K Compatible _Great Leaders Knew Their Source _What Can We Learn From a Rooster? _Nehemiah: A Leader for All Time _Please Take the Lead _Finding a Mentor _Do You Want to Join the Club? U.S. power: _The Panama Canal: A Sea Gate Changes Hands _After Kosovo - What Then? _Panama: Another Major Sea Gate Relinquished _Another Sea Gate Threatened? _World News Review Nov 2001 _Imagine a World Without the United States _World's Greatest Nation? _America's Growing Isolation _What Do You Know -- and What Will You Do? _The Coming Clash Between Europe and America _A Reluctant Empire _The Global Reach of America and Britain -- Prophesied in the Bible? _Why America? _Is This the End of the American Empire? _Intelligence Failure -- From Listening to the Wrong People? _U.S. Troop Withdrawals -- What Do They Mean? _Anti-American Sentiment Increases in South America _A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel _Pride of America's Power: How Long Will It Last? _Pride of America's Power: Approaching the Breaking Point? _Will Iraq Be America's Suez? _Is American Isolationism on the Rise? _Five Significant Trends of 2006 _What's Ahead for America? _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? (2008) _God Blessed America _Is America Living Up to God's Standards? _The Wealth of a Nation _What Will the Next President Face? _Farewell to America as a Financial World Power _Britain and the United States Inherit Joseph's Birthright _Symbolism Abounds in Transfer of Hong Kong _After Kosovo: Power Shift Taking Place? _What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leadership? _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? _America's Astounding Destiny: Rise to Greatness _One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned? _America and Britain's Global Reach -- Prophesied in the Bible? _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _Our World Is Rapidly Changing - in Ways Foretold by Bible Prophecy _Will America Run Away From Iraq? _World News and Trends - July/August 2006 _America at a Dangerous Crossroads _The Rise and Fall of Empires _World News and Trends - November/December 2007 _World News and Trends - January/February 2008 _World News & Trends Jan 2009 _When Nations Fall _World News & Trends March/April 2009 _Could the Dollar Fall? _World News & Trends: November/December 2009 _Could America Be Replaced as the Global Superpower? _World News & Trends January 2010 _Global Political Trends Threaten America's World Leadership Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site