August 2002 Vol.5, No. 7 Contents What Do You Mean, "Under God"?; by Cecil E. Maranville Restoration: Hope Beyond the Headlines by Darris McNeely Money Won't Solve These Problems by Melvin Rhodes When Is Enough...Enough? by Darris McNeely In Brief... World News Reviews by Cecil E. Maranville, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck This Is the Way...Getting Underneath the Skin by Robin Webber August '02 Main This Is The Way...Getting Underneath the Skin Have you grown accustomed to the news that comes over the radio or television that there has been another homicide bomb blast in Israel? It's something I haven't gotten used to whatsoever. And I don't think I ever will! Every time I hear that three or four or 15 people have been killed, my heart just sinks. How about yours? The thought of "oh no, not again" echoes through my mind as I can only meagerly contemplate from such a distance such a devastating loss of life. But what about all the others who were injured in the bomb blast? What about those who didn't die immediately? A little understood reality is that in the last 22 months, while 270 people have died as the result of 70 bombings, over 2,500 Israelis have been wounded--many with life-altering consequences. The incredible reality is that almost 10 times as many people are left in the never-ending state of the "walking wounded" as those who died immediately. Let's take a reality check and fully realize that terrorism's ultimate goal is not simply to eliminate the living, but to physically damage and, more importantly, psychologically drive those who remain behind into a state of hopelessness even as the smoke clears. Two recent articles identify this searing reality of man's inhumanity to man. "Code Blue in Jerusalem," written by Joshua Hammer, appeared in the July 1, 2002, edition of Newsweek. A few weeks later, Tracy Wilkinson of The Los Angeles Times wrote a piece titled "Lives Forever Scarred After Suicide Bombings," which appeared on July 21, 2002. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0208/way0208.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Getting Underneath the Skin" Other Articles by Robin Webber Terrorism vs Israel and Middle East: _Palestine/Israel -- Whose Land Is It, Really? Part 2 _Is Peace in Palestine Possible? _"Without Blood on My Hands" _Keep Your Eyes on Iran Jerusalem, modern: _World News Review November 1999 _World News Review August 2000 _A Modern Tale of Two Cities _The Future of Jerusalem (7/2001) _The Coming Intervention in the Middle East _Next on the Agenda: Mideast Peace _Abbas and Sharon: Showdown Over Jerusalem _Return to Jerusalem _Open Roads for Open Hearts _The Middle East: Worlds in Collision _Jerusalem 3000: An Uncertain Celebration _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 1999 _Papal Visit Highlights Middle East Problems _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Sep/Oct 2000 _Jerusalem: Focus of Biblical Prophecy _The Coming Age of Grace _Coming: International Control of Jerusalem? _Jerusalem: Center of Conflict, Center of Peace _Searching for the Peace of Jerusalem _Jerusalem's Temple Mount: Center of Conflict Today _World News and Trends - May/Jun 2005 _The Middle East in Conflict: How Will It End? _The Six-Day War--40 Years Later _Israel -- Hope Beyond Today Israel, modern: _World News Review November 1998 _World News Review Nov 2000 _World News Review January 2001 _Dancing With Death _A Covenant of Life _The Rising Specter of Anti-Semitism _Palestine/Israel -- Whose Land Is It, Really? _When The Walls Come Tumbling Down _Middle East Amnesty Produces Chaos _"Cold" Peace or Real Peace? _World News Review Nov 2004 _Retreat From Gaza _Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006? _An Incendiary Arc of Instability _Five Significant Trends of 2006 _Will Iran Be Stopped by Diplomacy? _Demographic Trends: A Warning to the Western World _Who Will Restore Israel? _God Save Jerusalem! _Intifada of the Crossings _Will Israel Attack Iran? _Will New Leadership at Home and Abroad Bring Israel Unacceptable Security Risks? _The Jews: From the Dispersion to the Modern Israeli State _A Rising Tide of Arab Nationalism _What Is the Church? _Israel: Small but Significant _Israel at 50: A Saga of War and Peace _What Prevents Peace in the Middle East? _A Different World _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _Iraq and the Middle East: A Century of Turmoil Continues _The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start? _The New (Anti-Semitic) World Order _2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2004 _Israel's Amazing Story: Fulfillment of Bible Prophecy _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2004 _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _Has World War III Already Begun? (1/2006) _Media Blitz Against Israel _World News and Trends - September/October 2006 _World News and Trends - November/December 2006 _Can Israel Survive? _World News & Trends Jan 2009 _Golda Meir and Deborah the Judge _Springtime in Israel 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