Trumpet Hour

Hosted by Philip Nice and Jeremiah Jacques

Trumpet Hour is the voice of the Philadelphia Trumpet newsmagazine. Join the discussion as Trumpet staff members compare recent news to Bible prophecy.

#225: Iran Moving into Afghanistan, America’s Demographic Crisis, A Worrying German Book, and More

Aired Wednesday, August 9, 2017   ·   08:00 AM CDT   ·   57 minutes
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Show Notes

The United States is winding down the longest war in America’s history, the Afghan war, which has been underway for almost 16 years now. The U.S. has spent half a trillion dollars there, and thousands of American soldiers have died—all in an effort to combat terrorism. But now that the U.S. is winding that war down, the world’s number one terror-sponsoring nation is rushing in to sculpt Afghanistan in its favor.

What can a country do when the birth rate drops below a level that can replenish the aging population base? This is a question America now faces. Is increasing immigration the answer?

A new book is storming its way up Germany’s best-seller list, and its subject matter makes its popularity quite alarming. Is it time for Germany to stop being so hung up on the Holocaust and to move into the future with more national pride? That is the book’s basic message. We’ll talk about what the implications are of the growing popularity of those kinds of ideas.

We’ll also discuss an activity that you could call “a miracle activity” because it promotes total health: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. This miracle activity is something you can and should do with the whole family—and with friends, too.