Bas-relief at Angkor Wat, dated circa 1150, depicting a demon performing an abortion by pounding a mallet into a woman’s belly. COGwriter Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joseph Biden has been in the news lately: Abortion: Hypocrite Catholic Joe Biden By J. Grant Swank Jr. (09/11/08) Roman Catholic of sorts Joe Biden says that he believes life […]
Month: September 2008
To Sarah Palin: Alaska is NOT the Place of Safety
Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Nominee COGwriter While Sarah Palin herself has not been interviewed in any detail since her nomination for the Republican vice-presidential spot (she is scheduled to have an interview tomorrow, 9/11/08), CNN found out something interesting about her former church. Notice the following that was on the news two nights ago and […]
British Floods
Flooding in Iowa in 2008 COGwriter While I have reported about American and Chinese flooding this year, I thought that perhaps British flooding should also be covered now. The following news item explains some of the problem: New flooding means it is to late for many farmers to harvest crops Telegraph – Sept 9, 2008 […]
September 10th is Not the End of the World
Superconducting quadrupole electromagnets are used in the LHC to direct the beams to four intersection points where interactions between protons will take place. COGwriter On September 10, 2008, the massive Large Hadron Collider (LHC, also known as a super collider) is to begin being tested. And it has some people concerned that it may lead […]
Sarah Palin and Creationism
Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Nominee COGwriter In the newspaper yesterday, I was both amused and disturbed by a letter to the editor criticizing Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin for supporting the teaching of creationism and not teaching that evolution is a fact. The writer apparently is one of those improperly educated people who has not […]
European Fears and Military Ramifications
Flag of the European Union COGwriter In its latest update (see News of the Living Church of God ), LCG closed with the following statements: Bible prophecy indicates that a Beast power will rise in Europe, yet Europe has had great difficulty uniting, as do iron and clay (Daniel 2:33-35). Will God use pressure from […]
Early Christians Called Nazarenes
COGwriter What do you know about the sect of the Nazarenes? According to the fourth century Catholic historian Eusebius, during the first century, James, the first that had obtained the episcopal seat in Jerusalem after the ascension of our Saviour…But the people of the church in Jerusalem had been commanded by a revelation, vouchsafed to […]
USA & Israel to Attack Iran?
Jerusalem COGwriter LCG reported the following news item: The Dutch intelligence service just called off an operation aimed at sabotaging Iran’s weapons industry, due to an impending U.S. attack on “the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, according to a report in the country’s De Telegraaf newspaper on Friday…” The impending air-strike on Iran was to be carried […]
France to Repeal Secularism?
Pope Benedictus XVI COGwriter The following news item was of interest: Sarkozy, Pope aim to ease France’s secularism Canwest News Service, Canada – Sep 5, 2008 PARIS – Pope Benedict’s first official visit to France will unite two men who share few similarities beyond their mutual interest in relaxing this country’s profoundly strict tradition of […]
UCG: Rapture False
6.7 Earthquake in Northridge California Destroyed the Above Building of Kaiser Permanente. Earthquakes are one of the signs pointing to Jesus return (Matthew 24:3-8), but will there be a pre-tribulation “rapture”? COGwriter In UCG’s latest issue of World News & Prophecy is the following: The Rapture—A Popular but False Doctrine! The rapture, often called “the […]