This Week in the News

by Norbert Link

We begin with the trade war between the USA and China, which could lead to devastating consequences for both countries with global ramifications; continue with the volatile situation in the Middle East, including, but not limited to, the standoff between the USA and Iran and attacks on Arabian ships; and address unforeseen and dangerous consequences of cyber warfare. We also speak on the deteriorating relationship between the USA and the EU (Note our recent StandingWatch program, “The USA and Britain Are Failing… Who Will Replace Them?”).

We address President Trump’s new immigration proposals which seem to be dead on arrival; and report on the ongoing war against the anti-vaccination movement.

We continue with several articles about the nonsense of political correctness and its ridiculous applications, as well as attempts to censor deviating viewpoints. Culprits insofar would include Twitter and Facebook, publishing companies and the left-liberal mass media such as the BBC.

We conclude with Alabama’s controversial abortion law (note our new StandingWatch program, “When Does God Allow Abortions?”) and Pope Francis’ warnings against the evil one.

Many believe that the current world is not going to remain as it is today. Be it political or racial unrest or even the increase of natural disasters, a subculture of people are preparing for apocalyptic conditions. “Preppers”, as they are called, stockpile food, survival gear and even construction of secure facilities to safeguard against what they perceive as tumultuous times ahead.

A survey taken in 2017 on finder.com lists the following results, “More than 160 million American adults (65.45%) are estimated to have either recently purchased survival gear or, interestingly, are already in possession of survival gear because they always keep them on hand. The remaining 85 million (34.55%) are not preparing for the end of the world as we know it. Of those who report prepping, 36.35% spent up to $400 on survival kits in the past 12 months.”

This “prepping” has become more than safeguarding from a local disaster, it has become a multibillion-dollar business.  Currently, you can go to your local Costco and buy a $6000 1-year food supply pallet for a family of four. An article in Marketwatch.com states, “Preppers shell out impressive cash in the name of survival. One prepper, Bob McDevitt of Reno, Nv., told…

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First of all, let us get our bearings as to what we should be doing today as baptised members of the true Church of God and begotten members of the God Family.

In Matthew 20:20-21, the mother of James and John was asking for top positions for her two sons, and this upset the rest of the disciples, because they were probably desirous of those top positions themselves.  Instead, they should have been looking at what they could do, not what position they would like to have had.  In verses 25-28 we read: “But Jesus called them to Himself and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.  Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.  And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.’”

Jesus Christ told the scribes and Pharisees that their approach was hypocritical (see Matthew 23), which was exactly the opposite approach that…

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