Okay, Bible students, let’s attempt to answer a question that seems to be asked more and more often every day: Are the Biblical Medes today’s Kurds? As ISIS stormed across Iraq, they were met with resistance by Kurds in northern Iraq. But who are the Kurds? Though generally Sunni Muslim, Kurds are not ethnically Arabs. …
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A Caliphate to Match ISIS?
While the world's attention turns to ISIS in their tromp through Syria and Iraq, a mirror-like image is tromping through Nigeria almosts undetected. The Sunni terrorist group has links to al Qaeda and has declared a new West African caliphate. Similar to ISIS, Boko Haram has imposed Shariah law on approximately 3 million citizens, while …
69th Session of the UN: What’s on the Agenda?
The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are getting cooler. Fall must be on the way! With it comes the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where the world’s leaders get together to “maintain international peace and security...develop friendly relations among nations...achieve international co-operation in solving international problems.” (According to the …
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The Middle East Problem
Hi friends! I came across a very informative video that succinctly describes the modern history of Israel and the bottom line cause of problems in the Middle East. I'm keeping it short today in hopes you will take 6 minutes to view the video below. Enjoy!
