This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We begin with articles predicting that Putin will not accept a ceasefire with Ukraine, stating that Trump cannot do much to persuade him otherwise, and that Putin plays Trump like a fiddle, while Trump is repeating some of Putin’s lies. We also address the phone call between Trump and Putin.
Please view in this context our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Will Trump and Putin End the Russia-Ukraine War?”
We continue with Trump’s successful strikes on the Houthis and ISIS, while warning Iran.
We speak on Europe’s and especially Germany’s waking up to reality, with many voices demanding that Germany takes the lead in Europe, while Britain is being warned of becoming a useless ally.
We speak on Trump’s revealed plans to acquire Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, which include military actions; the prospect of another travel ban for many countries; and the controversy surrounding the Khalil case and the rights and privileges of green card holders, and others.
We report on China’s preparations to invade Taiwan; and a Jewish push to return to the Temple Mount; as well as Israel’s attack on Gaza; and we conclude with a ludicrous decision against Starbucks and the question as to what happens to our brain when we die.
Throughout this section, we have underlined pertinent statements in the quoted articles, for the convenience and quick overview of the reader.
Editorial
Highest Voter Participation in Almost 40 Years
The recent German federal election, held on February 23, proved to be a real thriller. The election campaign itself, in which all parties were involved, can only be described as a farce. With each party attacking the others, and candidates fighting for every vote, the campaigns of the long-established parties were full of lies and deceit. Election programs were copied and declared as their own; and in the TV shows, the questions were constructed in such a way as to defame others. Every politician fought for his own power, and many voters were ultimately cheated of what they wanted to obtain.
However, it was interesting to see that voter participation had not been as high in almost 40 years as it was on that day. At the end of February, I read the following article on zdf.de: “An extremely polarizing election campaign and overlapping domestic and foreign policy crises have pushed voter participation in Sunday’s federal election to its highest level in almost 40 years… According to the preliminary results published early Monday morning, it was 82.5 percent.”
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Where does God come from?
This is an age-old question, and to say it right from the start—the answer is difficult for us to comprehend and accept. Still, the Bible does give us numerous hints, leads towards and proofs for the correct understanding.
When someone were to ask where the Bible talks about the beginning of creation, many who know Scripture would turn to Genesis 1:1, where it says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” This statement identifies God as the Creator, and “God” describes more than one Person—the Hebrew word “Elohim” is a plural word, followed here by a singular verb, revealing the fact that God is a Family, consisting of the Father and the Son. We read that God the Father created everything through Jesus Christ.
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