July 2002 Vol.5, No. 6 Contents The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned by John Ross Schroeder Restoration: Greed Is the News of the Day by Darris McNeely Is Britain Rediscovering the Commonwealth? by Melvin Rhodes Ever Increasing Crime--Will It Ever End? by Graemme Marshall A Deadly Epidemic by Cecil E. Maranville In Brief...World News Review by Bill Eddington, Cecil E. Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck This Is the Way... When the Walls Come Tumbling Down by Robin Webber July '02 Main Ever Increasing Crime--Will It Ever End? "Make a chain, for the land is filled with crimes of blood, and the city is full of violence" (Ezekiel 7:23). Must we accept crime as a way of life? Why aren't prisons solving it, and is there anything we can do about it personally? by Graemme Marshall The above statement voiced by God through Ezekiel suggests the need to prepare more chains for imprisonment, because of increasing crime. It shows ancient Israel awash with violence. Are we any different today? The sobering facts about widespread crime in North America show that Ezekiel's message is still applicable. The total number of prisoners in the United States increased from 319,000 in 1980 to 1.3 million in 1999. Another 523,000 people were also in jail. This translates into 1 in every 150 Americans being in prison or jail. This is disturbing for a society perceived as law abiding and which inscribes its currency with "In God We Trust." Crime and a godly society are not compatible. These figures look even worse when contrasted with Canada's 1998 incarceration rate of only 1.5 per 100,000, less than one-fifth the U.S. rate. What is even further alarming is that this doesn't include additional criminals who are still at large (Encarta, "National Criminal Justice Commission"). Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0207/increasingcrime.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Ever Increasing Crime -- Will It Ever End?" Other Articles by Graemme Marshall Crime: _Jails Overflow, While Justice Flags _Significant Developments Dot the World Scene _Advice From Death Row _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Mar/Apr 1997 _World News and Trends - May/Jun 1998 _America's Moral Downturn: What Lies Ahead? _Crime: How Will It Be Stopped? _World News and Trends - January/February 2007 _World News and Trends - September/October 2007 _World News and Trends - March/April 2008 _What's Legal & Christian in Sharing Music? U.S. politics: _Politics and Religion _A Lesson From U.S. Election Fever _World Watches U.S. Post-Election Predicament _U.S. Election Crisis - End of Political Stability? _The power of the Chad _Sharing the Front Porch _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 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