January 2002 Vol.5, No. 1 Contents Europe at the Crossroads-What Does It Mean? by John Ross Schroeder Restoration: Going Safely Into the Unknown by Darris McNeely Imagine a World Without the United States by Melvin Rhodes Asking the Tough Question: Has Religion Failed? by Cecil E. Maranville The Biblical Origins of the Arab Peoples by Gary Petty In Brief...World News Review by John Foster, Cecil E. Maranville, Ken Martin and Jim Tuck This Is the Way...How Strong Is Your Tea Bag? by Robin Webber This is the Way... How Strong Is Your Tea Bag? It's been said, "You never know how strong a tea bag is until you put it in hot water." On Sept. 11, 2001, America came to that boiling point. The United States was catastrophically struck in a series of surprise attacks by foreign invaders. Wall Street, the Pentagon and airspace over Pennsylvania became battlegrounds. Moments after those attacks occurred, before the smoke began to clear, the natural questions arose: What do we do now? How do we go about doing what must be done? One man who stepped up to the plate and delivered the needed answers was New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Often at the center of controversy due to his personal life or his political agenda, Giuliani nonetheless created an entirely new impression overnight upon his fellow Americans and people around the world. Suddenly, this man who had seemed arrogant, strident and aloof was everywhere throughout lower Manhattan offering comfort and encouragement to his fellow New Yorkers. With President Bush being kept out of possible harm's way on Air Force One, it was Giuliani who set the first tones of resurgence as he moved through the rubble of lower Manhattan with a New York fire department cap on his head. It was his voice of reassurance and comfort that first allowed us to know that New Yorkers could dig themselves out of what had befallen them. What inner strength allowed this man to carry on in a world seemingly gone mad? Keeping calmer than everyone else A part of the answer emerged in an interview on Dec. 16 with Tim Russert, the moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. Russert set the stage for the answer to come by describing a mayor who had reported to work very early on that fateful day. As the suicide pilots guided the jets into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the mayor and a part of his office staff immediately responded to the emergency. They came so quickly that they were momentarily trapped in the city's command bunker as debris fell from the second terrorist attack. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0201/way0201.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "How Strong Is Your Tea Bag?" Other Articles by Robin Webber Peace of mind: _A Solution to Fear _Financial Security and Peace of Mind September 11: _What Do We Do Now? _Running Toward the Flame _The Coming 'Utopia' _God's Wake-Up Call _Generations in Crisis _What Do You Know -- and What Will You Do? _What Lies Ahead for America? _How to Seek God's Will _America's Good Samaritans: Selfless Sacrifice and Heroism _Spiritual Warfare Behind the Scenes _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 _What Do You Know -- And What Will You Do About It? _One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned? _Homeland Security: What Crucial Piece Is the United States Missing? _Five Years After 9/11 _September 11, 2001--Where Do We Go From Here? _A Little Help in a Big Storm _Will God Continue to Bless America? If Not, Why Not? _Am I My Brother's Keeper? 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