A Halloween scene in Dublin, Ireland. COGwriter Today, many millions around the world will be celebrating Halloween. In a related email last night, UCG reported the following: Can people make Halloween harmless? When it comes to Halloween—or any other holiday for that matter—you should ask yourself, “Did God make man in His image, or did […]
Month: October 2008
Proof David Slew Goliath?
Proof: Yossi Garfinkel displays the ceramic shard bearing a Hebrew inscription that may be evidence King David slew Goliath. COGwriter Archaeologists have been busy lately. Now it appears that there is earlier proof, outside of the Bible, that David slew Goliath: ‘Proof’ David slew Goliath found as Israeli archaeologists unearth ‘oldest ever Hebrew text’ Daily […]
Some Halloween Traditions
A Halloween scene in Dublin, Ireland. COGwriter The following news item explains some of the origins of traditions associated with Halloween: Kansas State Collegian Twist on Traditions Shane Bishop Published: Thursday, October 30, 2008 One of the most plausible theories on the origin of Halloween is that the ancient Celts held an annual harvest celebration […]
Pakistan Earthquake
6.7 Earthquake in Northridge California Destroyed the Above Building of Kaiser Permanente As Well as Various Freeway Overpasses and other Buildings on January 17, 1994. COGwriter There was a major earthquake in Pakistan: Pakistan rescuers pull 175 bodies from quake rubble By Saeed Ali Achakzai Saeed Ali Achakzai – Wed Oct 29 WAM, Pakistan (Reuters) – About […]
PCG’s Gerald Flurry Somewhat Predicts King of the North in 2009
Flags of the Arab League and the European Union COGwriter In the November/December 2008 edition of its Philadelphia Trumpet magazine, PCG’s founder and self-declared prophet Gerald Flurry wrote the following: The world is focused on the American elections. But there are even more important elections coming on Sept. 28, 2009. Those will occur in Germany. […]
Martin Luther Lied
Protestant Reformer Martin Luther COGwriter Martin Luther made the news yesterday: Archaeologists Unveil Secrets of Luther’s Life Spiegel – Oct 28, 2008 Archeologists have uncovered Martin Luther’s household waste, including beer mugs, toy marbles and a child’s crossbow. The find is being shown in a new exhibition that casts the religious reformer’s private life in […]
Solomon’s Mine Possibly Found
The excavation at Khirbat en-Nahas where scientists believe they may have uncovered King Solomon’s Mine. COGwriter The following news item was of interest: Found? King Solomon’s Mines Newsweek – Oct 27, 2008 King Solomon, who assumed the throne of the kingdom of Israel after the death of his father King David, was renowned for his […]
Plot to Kill Obama!
Barack Obama COGwriter The following was reported by AOL news this morning: Plot to Kill Obama Uncovered, Feds Say By LARA JAKES JORDAN,AP Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday. In all, the […]
COGwriter to Leave AOL
The Above Map Show the Number of Internet Users By Country COGwriter As most long term readers of the COGwriter page are aware, this website originally began as an AOL member site. And it was only on AOL until 2 1/2 years ago. AOL originally provided its members the ability to have a free webpage. However, […]
Halloween: A Festival of Death
A Halloween scene in Dublin, Ireland. COGwriter In the latest issue of Tomorrow’s World magazine, LCG’s Rod McNair wrote: Grotesque masks and costumes… terrifying images of movie monsters…sugar skulls and carved pumpkins…gravesite offerings for the dead. This year, millions of people around the world will observe Halloween,All Saints Day, All Souls Day and the Day […]