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Vol. 45, No.
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ISSN
0032·0420
January
1980
ARTICI..ES
A Voice Críes Out Amid Religious Confusion
2
America-A " Paper Tiger"?
4
Northern lreland: The Unwanted War
7
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Prepare to Greatly Reduce Your Standard of Living
12
Bombardier Beetle Blasts Evolution
16
What the World Needs Now ...
18
Are You in the Spirit of Jonah?
23
Marijuana - lt's Far from a Harmless Highl
26
Why ls God the Father Called a Father?
34
FEATURES
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
" The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
32
ABOUT OUR COVER
The Amencan flag is se! ablaze by anli·U.S. demonstrators in Tehran, lran. Militan!
followers of the Ayatollah Khoma1n1, demanding the return of the exiled Shah,
stormed the U.S. embassy 1n early November. capturing embassy personnel as
hostages Why is Wash1ngton seem1ngly 1ncapable of prolecling ils 1nterests and
1IS Cllizens around lhe world? Has Amenca become a "paper tiger " ? The answers
are found in the article beg1nning on page 4 of this issue.
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HERBEAT W ARMSTRONG
Senior Editora:
Jon
Hlll ,Herman L Hoeh, Raymond
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