When Shrugging is Not an Option
- May/June 2025
- April 30, 2025
U.S. Mentioned in Revelation! As I read and reread your very thought-provoking article "Taking Liberty With Freedom," by Richard Moore, in your May/June 2002 issue. I couldn't help being reminded of the biblical prophecy of Revelation 13:11. Various interpreters of Bible prophecy have seen in the two horns of the lamblike beast America's outstanding characteristics
READ MOREMy title should be an oxymoron. Most religions, based on the spiritual well-being and eternal security of the individual as they tend to be, decry the use of war and violence to advance secular security. Certainly Christianity, as it derives directly from the words and life of Jesus Christ, gives no allowance for religious war
READ MOREThe Seventh-day Adventist Church grew out of a national revival of prophetic interest that swept the United States in the early and mid-1840s. Very much in the Protestant continuum, the church has reached out and become a worldwide phenomenon, with almost 13 million members today–966,774 of them in the United States and Canada. From the
READ MOREIllustrations by David Klein Should the Roman Catholic Church be forced to allow hecklers or protesters in the plaza of St. Peter's Cathedral? Is it reasonable to expect a cloister to open its gardens to sunbathers? Cemeteries, courtyards, and gardens at religious sites are designed as oases of peace and reflection in a turbulent world.
READ MOREIllustrations by Sterling Hundley War talk is fashionable again in America. President Bush has alerted the nation that he intends to be rid of Iraq as an irritant in the Near East. Congress has endorsed that intent. Armaments are stockpiled in the region. Already anti-war protesters have marched. Pacifists have tried to dissuade the government
READ MOREIllustrations by Paul Vismara A Christian family living in the Soviet Union sometime in the mid-twentieth century gathers with a few close friends to take part in an illicit activity—Bible study and prayer. The door bursts open, and the KGB storms in. The frightened group is herded off for interrogation, possibly worse. This was a
READ MOREIllustration by William Riser Many religious persons at some point in their working life encounter a conflict between a requirement of their job and their religious conscience. Employers sensitive to the religious convictions of their employees often make an effort to alter the job requirements so as to remove this conflict. However, some employers fail
READ MOREIllustration by David Lafleur In every mob there are those craven folk who would never dare alone to attack a victim. They are the ones who make the loudest noise, who talk the most about their bravery. Courage—real courage—is apt to be calm. The one who shouts and gesticulates most stands in danger of dissipating
READ MOREIllustrations by Darren Gygi One would have thought that the modern university campus would be open to differences of opinion and critical thinking. However, Cynthia Maughan, an English graduate student at the University of British Columbia (UBC), fears that the modern university may not be as open to differences of opinion as she once thought.
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