Countdown to Armageddon Newsletter Issue Number 9 -- (c) December 2000, The Family http://armageddon.countdown.org -- mailto:questions@countdown.org Hope you all had a great Christmas and a wonderful start to the new year. It's always a great time to think about others and thank God for what we have and how He's blessed us. Although the End is near that doesn't prevent us from enjoying what God's given us. He didn't intend for us to get panicky or so worried that we'd lose all joy in living. He told us these things ahead of time so we could get prepared. God bless you all for doing your part to spread the word about the return of Christ. Wish you all the best for the coming year! ________________________________________________________________ ENDTIME NEWS DIGEST A compilation of articles proving that we are indeed living in the 'Time of the End' ________________________________________________________________ MISCELLANEOUS ___________________________________________________ Why is there life? In his newest book, Just Six Numbers, Rees argues that six numbers underlie the fundamental physical properties of the universe. [Brad Lemley, Discover] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?the_why_is_life WAR _____________________________________________________________ Vote for peace The U.S. military budget at $305 billion is 22 times as large as the combined spending of the seven countries Pentagon officials label as potential attackers. [Colman McCarthy, The Baltimore Sun] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?war_vote_for_peace APOSTASY ________________________________________________________ UK a society of atheists, says Archbishop. The Archbishop of Canterbury, believes Britain has become an atheist society in which people look to medicine, not religion, to provide eternal life. [AFP] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?apo_uk_society_atheists CLONING _________________________________________________________ Genetic modifications: To fly or not to fly The marriage of man and fly is one of the great sagas of modern science fiction. But this is not a movie; it is real life. Is this a path we really want to go down? [Margaret Wertheim, The Age Melbourne] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?clo_genetic_modif_fly EARTHQUAKES AND NATURAL DISASTERS _______________________________ Storms are man's fault, says Prince Charles On and off since mid-October, Britain has been pummeled by rain, whipped by winds and buffeted by storms that have caused untold millions of dollars in damage. [Charles Clover, Electronic Telegraph; Sarah Lyall, NY Times News Service] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?ear_storms_mans_fault FAMINE __________________________________________________________ One in eight hungry More than 800 million people still suffer from hunger or diseases associated with undernourishment. [Agence France-Presse] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?fam_one_eight_hungry Water systems in trouble Fresh water systems around the world are so environmentally degraded they are losing their ability to support human, animal and plant life. [Associated Press] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?fam_water_systems_trouble NUCLEAR WEAPONS _________________________________________________ Nuclear sub came close to meltdown One of Britain's nuclear submarines came within "a few minutes" of a reactor meltdown, naval experts have revealed. [Adam Nathan, The Sunday Times] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?nuc_sub_close_to_meltdown GLOBALIZATION ___________________________________________________ "Why I condemn the West" Love him or hate him, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir is one of the true firebrands of the global economy. [The Globalist] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?one_why_condemn_west PLAGUES AND DISEASES ____________________________________________ Ebola: For every three who survive, seven will die For every three who survive an Ebola outbreak, there can be up to another seven who end up dead from it. [Steve Connor, The Independent; Reuters] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?pla_for_three_survive_eight Fear of diseased beef deepens in France Throughout France, the public is in an increasing panic about the spread of mad cow disease. [Suzanne Daley, NY Times News Service] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?pla_fear_diseased_beef TECHNOLOGY ______________________________________________________ Nanotechnology and the Law of Accelerating Returns "Progress in the 21st century will be 1,000 times greater than in the 20th in terms of technical change." [Ronald Bailey, Reason magazine] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?tec_nanotechnology_law_returns Talk about network problems If all the optical fiber spreading around the globe could be seen as a single filament, its tip would be advancing at Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. [Garry Barker, The Age Melbourne] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?tec_talk_network_problems ________________________________________________________________ Be sure to visit the following sections of our site when you get a chance: - Countdown to Armageddon http://countdown.org/armageddon - The Future Foretold http://countdown.org/futureforetold - Endtime New Digest http://countdown.org/end ________________________________________________________________ There is another interesting newsletter/magazine, called Activated. It's all about strengthening our walk with the Lord and includes subjects on the "last days" as well. Drop by and see if you like it: http://activated.org ________________________________________________________________ * You are subscribed to the Countdown to Armageddon updates newsletter. 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