a maga z in e of undcr s tanding
Vol. 45, No. 8
ISSN 0032·0420
September 1980
ARTICLES
Jusi Ahead-World Crisis Over Minerals
2
A Voice Críes Out Amid Religious Confusion (Part 6)
5
They're Changing the Meaning of Justice
7
On Wings of Song-Sex, Orugs, Vulgarity
10
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ls There a Perfect Government?
15
The Holy Bible- ls lt Reliable?
18
The Silent Holocaust
22
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The Origin of Human Creativity
27
What Are Your Children Learning About Sex?
31
Why Warnings to the West Go Unheeded
33
FEATURES
Personal from Herbert W. Armstrong
In Brief
20
" The World Tomorrow" Radio and TV Logs
34
What Our Readers Say
38
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Leonard Ross- chief photographer of Bethlehem Steel-portrays in this remark·
able lace the importance of mining to the survival of contemporary civilization.
Young blacks are the largest group mining the bowels of the earth for the West.
Cover Photo by Leonard Ross
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