Jaipuri Tribal Tattoo (Meena Kadri) COGwriter Tattoos have been around a long time. In Western societies, they seem to be getting more popular. But they are dangerous? Yes. Consider the following: Doctors are warning about a terrifying, little-known side effect of getting a tattoo February 17, 2026 Forty people in Australia have been diagnosed with […]
EU looks to AI as Germany becomes the biggest European military spender
(Hensoldt logo via Wikipedia) COGwriter The European Union is looking more into Artificial Intelligence for military and other applications: March 10, 2026 As Europe moves to scale up defense investment and technological capacity, AI is quickly becoming central to the EU’s vision of strategic autonomy. For Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU […]
Time for the rising up for the Shi’ite Imam Mahdi in Iran?
A Depiction of Imam Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib –the 1st Imam (Public domain via Wikipedia) COGwriter Some Shi’ite Muslims believe that the time for the rise of the 12th Imam is here: The Mahdi is Near: Is Trump the Shiite Antichrist? March 10, 2026 For hardline Shiite ideologues from Tehran to Dearborn to northern Virginia, […]
Growing up, I had no idea that Easter was supposed to be Passover
COGwriter Many people will be observing Easter on April 5, 2026. It is one of the years that the Roman Catholics and most Protestants will keep it on the same day. Is it an original holiday of the Church? What was it supposed to be? What do religious scholars teach about it? What does the […]
Jewish rabbi and Kremlin point to the end of the world because of the USA/Israel vs. Iran war
REM Album Cover COGwriter Israel365News posted the following: The Messiah Is Coming This Year — And the War With Iran Is the Proof March 8, 2026 The war against Iran that President Trump is prosecuting alongside Israel did not begin in a Pentagon situation room. According to Rabbi Mendel Kessin, one of the most original […]
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei: A sign that Iran thinks it will outlast the USA and Israel or a means for its neutralization?
Mojtaba Khamenei (Official photo per Wikipedia) COGwriter The government of Iran has selected Mojtaba Khamenei as its Supreme Leader: March 9, 2026 As was rumored and widely expected, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba, will become Iran’s next supreme leader, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency announced, taking over after his father was killed in an […]
Church of God News in Spanish
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish and other languages. Here are the latest news translations that we received: 1705th anniversary of Emperor Constantine’s Sunday law 1705 aniversario de la ley dominical del emperador Constantino https://cdlidd.ccogdr.eu/1705-aniversario-de-la-ley-dominical-del-emperador-constantino/ Jewish Temple: Divinely Planned Obsolescence? Templo judío: ¿Obsolescencia planificada divinamente? https://cdlidd.ccogdr.eu/templo-judio-obsolescencia-planificada-divinamente/ […]
Do real Christians celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
COGwriter Next Monday is March 17th, which often observed as St. Patrick’s Day. Some see it as a Roman Catholic holiday, while others mainly an Irish holiday. Normally, it has become a major drinking holiday. It has health risks: On St. Patrick’s Day, emergency room staffers prepare themselves for an uptick in patients, likely with […]
No, Ignatius of Antioch did NOT replace the Christian Sabbath with Sunday
COGwriter Since Jesus and the Apostles kept the Sabbaths and the Holy Days, why do most who profess Christ not observe them? Many claim that Ignatius of Antioch had a writing that showed that the Sabbath was done away by the early second century. This misinformation is all over the internet. Actually, because the Living […]
International Women’s Day 2026
1914 Poster from Germany COGwriter March 8th is considered to be International Women’s Day. Here is a little bit of its history: March 8 was suggested by the 1910 International Socialist Woman’s Conference to become an “International Woman’s Day.” After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there. […]