Pope Benedict XVI The following news item was of doctrinal interest: Consumerism, hedonism will be defeated by God’s love, pope says Catholic News Service – August 15, 2007 CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — The seemingly invincible ideologies of consumerism and hedonism and the reign of violence and terror will all be defeated by God’s […]
Month: August 2007
Jehovah’s Witnesses: Jesus is Michael
COGwriter After posting about COG and Jehovah’s Witnesses Doctrinal Similarities, some wrote me to tell me that there were a lot of dissimilarities between the COGs and the JWs. And this I knew as many were documented then (and now) in the article Similarities and Differences Between the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Churches of […]
Legacy Starts 6th Year
Lat night I received a letter from Leon Sexton of Legacy Institute. He announced: The school year at Legacy Institute has started again! This is our SIXTH year! I just can’t believe it. How time flies! Legacy Institute is a small private school in Thailand. Leon Sexton used to accompany Herbert W. Armstrong on trips […]
PCG: German Banks Severe Ties With Iran
At its website, PCG reported: German Banks Terminate Business With Iran Friday, August 10, 2007 Germany severed major financial ties with Iran when Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank ended all contracts with Iran, reports Forbes.com… Regardless of the reason, the banks’ pullout will probably affect Berlin’s trade relationship with Tehran in a big way. Germany […]
Living University to Begin This Week
COGwriter Living University is to begin this week. LCG’s Dr. D. Winnail reported: …more than 150 students are enrolled in Living University classes… The first Living University classes will begin on Wednesday, August 15. For those who still intend to register, please do so as soon as you can. One hundred and fifty students is a […]
LDS President Dies
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints reported: President James E. Faust Passes Away SALT LAKE CITY 10 August 2007 President James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home early Friday morning surrounded by his family. President Faust, 87, […]
WCG Announces 35 Beliefs Book
TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH My son Michael thought that the above picture could capture in humor what I believe has happened to the WCG. My wife Joyce coined the expression “Transformed from Truth” many years ago when she first heard of the book improperly titled “Transformed by Truth” by Joseph Tkach (Jr.). Late yesterday in an email, […]
Orthodox Must Reject Unity with the Roman Catholics
It is in the news again. The current Pontiff Benedict XVI is trying to become closer with the Orthodox: Meeting between Pope Benedict and Patriarch Alexy becoming more likely – Vatican official Interfax – August 7, 2007 Moscow – A meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II is becoming […]
CEM and the Iraq War
In his latest commentary, CEM’s Ronald Dart posted: A report appeared in the Associated Press this week that gave a pretty fair summary of the situation in Iraq, but at the same time, it underlines a very common fault of modern journalism: It blurs the line between news and opinion. Nevertheless, the author acknowledges what […]
China Has Major US Dollar Reserves That It Can Cash In
Prohibition To Prohibit = Tree + (Divine) Command China threatens ‘nuclear option’ of dollar sales By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Last Updated: 9:54am BST 08/08/2007 The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US treasuries if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force […]