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Vol. 47, No. 8
September-October 1982
ARTICLES
Religious Union-Key to World Peace?
2
Lebanon ' s Future-Foretold in the Bible!
4
Good News Beyond Today's Bad News
7
And Now- U.S. Farmers Face a New Crisis
9
When the Kissing Begins to Stop ...
11
Should We Use the Old Testament?
13
Heii - Man' s Idea vs. the Bible
15
You Can Find a Good Job- Here's How!
19
" The World Tomorrow" -A Look Behind the Scenes
22
ls There a Real Spirit World?
28
Test-tube Babies? lt's Time We Ask Why!
31
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Right or Wrong? Choosing Your Unborn Child' s Sex
33
FEATURES
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
"The Wor ld Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
25
lncrease Your Bible IQ
35
What Our Readers Say
45
ABOUT OUR COVER
A gouache rendering of George Pratt Shultz, economist. educator and now U.S.
Secretary of State. Mr. Shullz, presiden! of Bechtel Corporalion since 1975, is
lhoroughly familiar wilh the Middle East and has a close working relationship wilh
Philip Habib, U.S. troubleshooter in the crisis in Lebanon.
Ken Joudrey. srtist
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