The World Blog by humble servant.

Viewership for the once prominent network has been remarkably low. Last week, CNN finished with just 383,000 viewers during prime time (20 cable networks finished with higher ratings). Most alarming, perhaps, is CNN’s viewership among the most important demographic (as far as advertisers are concerned): 25-54 year old adults, “where the network finished with its smallest prime time audience…in over 30 years,” with just 80,000 viewersThe last time CNN’s numbers were so low was September 30, 1991 – when George Bush Senior was in serving as president; ‘Good Vibrations’ by Marky Mark (now known as Mark Wahlberg) was the top song; and a Freddy Krueger movie led the box office. The point is, CNN has been comfortably established for a long, long time. Yet now, the network appears to be trending toward oblivion.     To put CNN’s numbers in perspective, consider the viewership for Fox News. Fox, who led all cable news networks, had 1.3 million day views and nearly 2 million primet...

In the face of adversity and hardship, the believers are expected to submit. God tests us to see how we react in different situations. Since God already knows our innermost thoughts and He knows the future, the tests in reality prove to ourselves if we are truly submitters, and whether we worship God alone under all circumstances. [29:2-3] Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe," without being put to the test? We have tested those before them, for GOD must distinguish those who are truthful, and He must expose the liars. [2:214] Do you expect to enter Paradise without being tested like those before you?  They were tested with hardship and adversity, and were shaken up, until the messenger and those who believed with him said, “Where is GOD’s victory?” GOD’s victory is near So when God tests us, we should not lose our cool and become testy instead we should try to be patient and be steadfast. [2:155]  We will surely test you through some fear, hunger, a...