COGwriter Herbert W. Armstrong would have been 116 today. This morning, the anti-COG Ambassador Watchsite basically reminded everyone of Herbert Armstrong’s birth and mockingly referred to July 31 as a “sacred date”–which of course it is not. The site then promoted something unflattering about Herbert W. Armstrong. Even though we in the COGs generally do not […]
Month: July 2008
Ukraine Moving Away From Russia
Born as Dimitrios Arhondonis, he has been known as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople since 1991 COGwriter The following news item was of interest: International Herald Tribune – July 29, 2008 MOSCOW: For many Russians, it is bad enough that the president of Ukraine is pushing to join NATO and to eject the […]
UCG Reports Bad Quarter
Part of the Ruins of Laodicea (Taken May 2008) COGwriter The July edition of UCG’s United News arrived last night. Its front page reported two sets of news indicating that UCG had a bad quarter for the period of April-June 2008. Financially, UCG’s treasurer reported: As reported earlier, the months of February (9.39 percent increase), […]
Pope and Patriarch Denied Divinity of the Holy Spirit
Liberius, Bishop of Rome from 352-366 A.D. COGwriter While the Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants like to act like every “Christian” long believed in the trinity, (even though that doctrine was not finalized for them until a council in 381 A.D.), the truth is that even the primary leaders of the Romans and Greeks denied the […]
May 31 Journal Out
COGwriter The latest issue (May 31, 2008) of The Journal is now out. It has information about the capture of the ten “lost tribes”, a World Net Daily article defending the Sabbath, various letters, a really bizarre ad claim, some Feast of Tabernacles sites, an opinions about how the old WCG became Protestant, and an […]
Ronald Weinland’s Reach Still Dropping
VS. Ronald Weinland Says His Books and His Interpretations of the Bible Are What He Wants Potential Supporters to Study. The COGwriter Site Instead Urges Those Interested in Him and End-Time Prophecies to Spend More Time Checking His Writings with the Bible. COGwriter Ronald Weinland spoke in San Jose, California today. He once again discouraged […]
Deal Leading to Psalm 83?
Union for the Mediterranean Blue: Members of the European Union Green: Other members (primarily from the African Union & Arab League) Striped green: Libya is currently only an observer member in the Union for the Mediterranean COGwriter Is there anything that indicates that a deal leading to the fulfillment of Psalm 83 is happening in […]
CG7 Calls Old WCG an “Exclusive Cult”
Rebuilt Gymnasium in Sardis. This is one of the most impressive buildings in the area of any of the seven churches of Revelation 2 & 3. However, it has been recently and massively rebuilt as its original condition was in ruin. And while it and its size are impressive, it no longer functions as it […]
Gold of Egypt
Gizah Pyramids of Egypt The 220 kg Gold brick displayed in Chinkuashi Gold Museum, Taiwan COGwriter The following news item was of interest: Egypt to produce 8 tonnes of gold in ’09 Reuters – July 14, 2008 DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt, which stopped gold production in 1958, will produce 8 tonnes of the metal from […]
Brownsville Texas May Flood
Flooding in Iowa Affected More Than Urban Housing–Is Texas Next? COGwriter AOL had this news item: Hurricane Dolly’s Edge Hits Texas By ELIZABETH WHITE BROWNSVILLE, Texas (July 23) — Hurricane Dolly’s leading edge arrived on the Gulf Coast early Wednesday, packing heavy rain and powerful winds that could strengthen before the center of the storm […]