COGwriter Tonight has been labeled by many as Halloween. And while it is a Roman Catholic holiday, in an AP-reported story I noticed that the Catholic Church has condemned its observation in Mexico: Mexico’s Roman Catholic church slammed Halloween as “damaging and against the faith” on Monday, as conservatives sought to stem celebration of the ghouls-and-goblins holiday […]
Month: October 2007
COGSC’s David Antion Against Unitarianism
Although the following was from his personal Guardian Ministries site, David Antion is affiliated with COGSC, hence its use in the title of today’s post: I have listened to, read and studied the arguments of the “One God” presenters or as I have renamed their theory: “God Can Only Be One Person.” The purpose […]
CGOM-UK, Christianity Today, & Halloween
In its latest newsletter, CGOMUK reports: …Christian bodies…worship on the seventh-day Sabbath. They avoid Christmas, Easter. They observe the Biblical worship days – called in Leviticus 23 ‘the feasts of the LORD’ and ‘My feasts’. Danger…ghoulish glee It’s now the second largest annual celebration, pushing Easter into third. In the USA there’s a $2.5 […]
PCG Reports on HWA’s Final Handling of Finances
In the November issue of PCG’s Philadelphia Trumpet is another excerpt from S. Flurry’s book Raising the Ruins: Herbert W. Armstrong prepared his last will and testament on Jan. 12, 1986—four days before he died. Knowing he was near death, his first directive was that Herman Hoeh officiate the funeral “without pomp and undue […]
The Plain Truth About Halloween and WCG
On its home page, WCG mentioned and promoted its current article, with the related picture, on Halloween which states: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? May Christians and their children participate in Halloween activities? To answer this question, we should first distinguish the secular observance of Halloween from such important Christian festival days as Christmas and Easter. […]
Feast of Tabernacles Attendance for 2007
COGwriter In past few days, there have been some reports concerning attendance at the 2007 Feast of Tabernacles. LCG reported: The overall attendance figure for the Feast of Tabernacles 2007 (including shut-ins receiving CDs) was 7,086. This year, some international areas experienced fewer incoming transfers, had fewer sites, and saw more brethren staying home because of rising […]
What is the Worldwide Church of God?
TRANSFORMED FROM TRUTH At its website, WCG’s J. Tkach reported the following: WHAT IS THE WCG? Every now and then I get an email or letter from a viewer of Speaking of Life who tells me how much they enjoy the program and then asks, “Who are you? What church do you represent?” So let […]
COGaIC: Paul a Monotheist?
COGaIC’s Peter Nathan posted the following yesterday: Was Paul a monotheist? To question the unquestionable. Mark Goodacre raises this question over at New Testament Gateway. Mark has been reading Paula Fredriksen’s articles that are now posted on line and has noted her handling of the subject. One article of Paula’s that I can’t find listed […]
IMF Warns of Possible Dollar Collapse
The following news item was of interest: IMF warns of abrupt dollar fall Financial Times – Oct 22, 2007 The dollar hit a record low against the euro on Monday as Rodrigo Rato, managing director of the International Monetary Fund warned that the US currency could suffer a dramatic fall that would shake confidence in […]
Weather Problems and Fires in the USA
While there are weather problems throughout the world, today I would like to show a few excerpts from news pieces in the past day or so concerning problems in the USA. The first relates to the fires in California: Associated Press – Oct 22, 2007 SAN DIEGO – Wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds consumed […]