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 The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned Most people have scant appreciation of the constant dangers that stalk our planet. The presence of God in our lives is our only sure protection. by John Ross Schroeder Skilled U.S. and Western diplomatic teams calmed the Indian and Pakistani antagonists just when things appeared to be getting out of control. Personal warnings from President Bush and his team had lowered the heat on the Kashmir dispute. In effect these two nations had been threatening each other with mutual nuclear destruction. They had approached the brink of nuclear warfare. But brinkmanship of this type is a deadly game in today's technological world. Experts feared that India and Pakistan could have set off an uncontrollable chain reaction of events--not only killing an estimated 12 million people, but threatening the breakdown of our entire modern world. A USA Today cover story summed up the acute dangers: "Beyond such mind-numbing casualties, the first nuclear exchange in history would decimate the economies of both nations and likely trigger a collapse of world financial markets that could spur a worldwide depression. Destruction and famine would send millions of refugees to neighboring countries...The world would face a humanitarian crisis greater than anything that it has seen before" (June 4, 2002). The overall damage would be catastrophic. Even the geopolitical fallout is incalculable. Southeast Asia would become lawless to the extent that terrorists could operate almost unhindered. The Western war against terror might collapse in such dire circumstances. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0207/index.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned" Other Articles by John Ross Schroeder Freedom of choice: _Visions of Judgment: The Coming Ride of the Horsemen of Revelation _Everlasting Life Conquers Death _How Does God Reveal Himself? _Meet God _Why a Loving God Allows Suffering _Freedom of Choice or Freedom from Suffering? _The Importance of Godly Character _Why Suffering? _Seven Reasons Why Jesus Was Born _Predestination: Are You Just a Pawn? _Choosing Your Future _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! Part 7: The Universe and Beyond _Suffering: How It Began, How It Will End God's protection: _The Missing Dimension in Homeland Security _The 144,000--A Promise Kept _How Can We Resist Satan? _How to Stir Up God's Spirit _Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego _Deadly Diseases: Again a Threat to Humanity? _Coming Calamities: Does God Offer Protection? _Should You Attend Church? _Homeland Security: What Crucial Piece Is the United States Missing? _Hurricane Katrina: Is God Removing His Protection From America? _Will God Continue to Bless America? If Not, Why Not? _Joe's Story _Hurricane Rita--A Mass Exodus _God--Our Protector _The Scarlet Cord _How Secure Is Your House? Nuclear weapons: _The India/Pakistan Weapons Conundrum _Russia's Dangerous Nuclear Arsenal _A Gathering Storm _India and Pakistan at War Again _Why Is Everyone Courting India? _Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance? _World News Review Nov 2002 _Iran: Why Part of the "Axis of Evil"? _Keep Your Eyes on Iran _Mr. Sharon Comes to Washington - and Iran Is on His Mind _Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006? _How Serious a Threat Could Iran Pose? _Pride of America's Power: Approaching the Breaking Point? _North Korea's Nuclear Blast: What Does It Mean? _Bhutto Assassination Imperils Pakistan's Stability -- and Global Nuclear Security _Will Israel Attack Iran? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 1997 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2000 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 2001 _World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2002 _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2003 _After Iraq, What Next? _The Horsemen of Revelation: The Red Horse of War _Iran's Growing Nuclear Threat _World News and Trends - May/June 2006 _What Motivates Ahmadinejad? _World News and Trends - September/October 2006 _North Korean Nukes: What's Next? _The New Nuclear Arms Race: Will Man Destroy Himself? _World News and Trends - March/April 2007 _Pakistan: A Nuclear-Armed Power Walks a Tightrope _World News and Trends - July/August 2008 _Is Iran the New Mideast Superpower? _World News & Trends May 2009 _World News & Trends: July/August 2009 _Should America Play Ball With Iran? _World News & Trends Sept. 2009 _World News & Trends: November/December 2009 God's plan: _Do You Have a Biblical Worldview? _Does God Have a Plan for Humanity? _God's Prophetic Plan for the Nations _Contributing a Verse _The Universe and Beyond _The Restless God _Following the Footsteps of a Different God _Satan's Work in our World _Why Were You Born? (GE) _Humanity _Introduction (HD) _Biblical Holy Days in the New Testament _The Passover: Why Did Jesus Christ Have to Die? _God's Days of Worship _Does It Matter to God? _Jesus Christ, the Wisdom of God _The International Scope of Prophecy _How God Shaped Israel's Future _Understanding God Through Christ _Festivals of Hope _Introduction (bsc12) _Back to the Beginning _God's Plan as Revealed by His Holy Days _God's Vision for You _What Do the Holy Days Mean for Christians Today? _Does It Really Matter What You Believe? _Planet Hunters: The Search for Life in Outer Space _What is My Purpose Here? _The Feast of Peace _Will A New Leader Solve Our Problems? _Do You Know Why Christ Lives? _What Religious Days Did Jesus Observe? _The Biblical Festivals That Show How God Will Bring World Peace _Natural Disasters: Will We Ask the Crucial Questions? _When God Doesn't Make Sense _A Perfect Family _The Top 10 Reasons Why I Don't Celebrate Christmas _God's Plan to End Evil and Suffering _Join the Few, the Called, the Chosen _A Long Time From Now in a Galaxy Far, Far Away... _A Thousand Words Are Worth a Picture _The Hole in Your Heart _Why Understand Prophecy? _God's Plan for Eternity _What's My Purpose Here? _The Biblical Festivals That Reveal God's Plan of Salvation War: _Global War Will Strike Again _The Lord of the Refugees _"Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore" _"'Peace, Peace!' When There Is No Peace _The Little Country That Could _To Tell the Truth _World News Review Jul 2001 _A 20th Century Retrospective:The Shot Still Reverberating Around the World _Political Correctness Hides the Truth _When 'The Great Game' Is Over _Asking the Tough Question: Has Religion Failed? _Two Men and a Valley _A Brief History of America at War _What Have We Learned? _Has the Third World War Already Begun? _The Working Energy of Faith _60 Years After the War in Europe _Seeing It With Your Own Eyes _Food Insecurity in a Hungry World _War's Long Memory _War and Peace _"I Will Fight No More Forever" _Wars of Religion: An Ancient Scourge Reborn _The Coming New Religion _Jesus Christ's Olivet Prophecy: Where Are We Now? _Military Service and War _Introduction (GK) _War and Peace in the Middle East _A World Plagued With Human Suffering _Story Flow of the Book of Revelation _Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Mar/Apr 1997 _Instant Epidemics: The New Breed of Weapons _When Will Mankind Find Peace? _Staying Alert in a Dangerous World: India and Pakistan _Will History Repeat Itself? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2002 _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _'I Hope We've Learned Our Lesson ...' _What's at the Root of War? _Wars: The Chief Man-made Disaster _60 Years After World War II: What Have We Learned? _War & Peace _Wars of Religion: A Scourge Reborn _Know Jesus, Know Peace _The End of War, Terror and Other Bad Stuff _Man is a Wolf to Man _A Personal View of the Kosovo Conflict _Peace on Earth? _When Will the Middle East Find Peace? _Children of War _Bomb Squad: Removing War's Deadly Aftermath _War to End All Wars _World War II: A View From Underground _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! 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