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Good News Magazine: July - August 2001

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America's Astounding Destiny: Was It Foretold in the Bible?

  • by Melvin Rhodes
The rise of the United States of America from British colony to superpower is an incredible story worth retelling. Equally incredible is the fact that the rise of the United States and the British Empire was foretold thousands of years ago.

America's Religious Roots

  • by Good News
America's citizens "all were reared in a British climate of opinion, with the Ten Commandments at the back of their minds, when not in the forefront."

Pornography: Definitely Not for Adults

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Recent decades have seen an explosion in pornography. It's big business, grossing $10 billion in the United States alone. But that's only a tiny part of the story.

The Growing Plague of Child Pornography

  • by Good News
Child pornography was pretty much eradicated in the 1980s," says Kevin Delli-Colli, head of the Cyber Smuggling Center. But, "with the advent of the Internet, it exploded.
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Do You Know How to Use A Credit Card?

  • by David Treybig
What tips do financial experts recommend on using credit cards? In principle, does the Bible offer advice on this modern practice? Understanding and practicing the keys revealed in this article can help your family bolster its financial security.

World News and Trends: Papal trip prepares ground for next papacy

  • by John Ross Schroeder, Melvin Rhodes
John Paul II is fully aware that he is 80 years old and infirm. He also knows that his present actions will help shape and undergird the Vatican's policies for the next papal government. He has never been one to shirk what he considers to be his responsibilities.

World News and Trends: Number of cohabiting couples surges

  • by John Ross Schroeder, Melvin Rhodes
According to the latest census, the number of unmarried couples living together in America skyrocketed 71 percent over the last decade, far outpacing the 7 percent increase in married-couple households.