Northern Shore of Reykjavík, Iceland COGwriter The EU might be expanding during this time of economic crisis: Nordic Council report backs EU and euro entry EUobserver – Feb 27, 2009 As the prime ministers of all the Nordic countries met in Iceland to discuss the financial crisis, a report published by the Nordic Council on […]
Month: February 2009
New Plot to Kill Obama?
COGwriter Notice the following disturbing news item: Chicago Man Arrested for Allegedly Targeting Obama With HIV-Infected Blood It’s only the second time ever that HIV-infected blood has been sent with malicious intent through the U.S. mail system, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said. By Mike Levine February 27, 2009 A man from […]
ICG on the USA Economy
COGwriter Tonight ICG’s Mark Armstrong reported: You’re all aware of the trillions of dollars already signed into law in recent weeks, but new projections of government spending over the next few years were released during the evening hours last night, and the red ink is poised to flow like a mighty river in flood conditions. […]
Pope on Paul and Lent
Pope Benedictus XVI COGwriter The Pope made some rather odd, and biblically-improper, connections between the Apostle Paul and Lent this week: Pontiff Highlight’s St. Paul’s Lenten Example Says Grace Was Leaven of Spiritual and Geographical Journey “May the Apostle Paul accompany us, may Mary, attentive Virgin of listening and humble handmaid of the Lord, guide […]
UCG Reports Good News Down, Australia Up
Ruins of Ancient Laodicea COGwriter UCG announced that it’s United News issue for March/April 2009 is now online. The front page shows that the amount of Good News magazines that it printed for its March/April 2009 issue is down significantly from the same period last year. A graph was shown, so my estimate, looking at […]
Evolution Questioned in Europe & Russia
COGwriter In the movie “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed”, Ben Stein interviewed various scientists who explained that many academic institutions are so unscientific that they will hurt the careers of serious scientists who write papers demonstrating that that the “theory of evolution” (it is actually a model/proposed explanation, not a true theory), as commonly understood, cannot […]
CG7 on Animals
Rebuilt Gymnasium in Sardis, Turkey. COGwriter The March 2009 edition of CG7’s Bible Advocate had the following in an article by Wayne Hrenyk: Adam tilled the garden and named the animals. When he sinned and the curse came upon the earth, matters changed — and more then just weeds resulted. To clothe us from our […]
Ronald Weinland Misunderstands the Tribulation
VS. COGwriter A few days ago, I listened to Ronald Weinland’s last Sabbath service. And while he always has had difficulty understanding the Bible, I thought that perhaps by explaining some of his misunderstanding, readers of this page would receive some additional insight about what is now happening in the world. And why no one […]
President Obama Forgot the Bible
COGwriter Tonight the President of the United States, Barack Obama made promises that suggest that he forgot the Bible. Here are excerpts of a news article about the speech: Obama Vows US ‘Will Emerge Stronger’ President Delivers Prime-Time Speech Before Congress By JENNIFER LOVEN, AP WASHINGTON (Feb. 24) – President Barack Obama promised a nation […]
Ash Wednesday & Lent
COGwriter Wednesday, February 25, 2009 will be observed by those associated with Rome, and certain other churches, as Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40 day season of Lent. Although the Catholic Church indicates that it does not change, it admits that Ash Wednesday was a late edition to its ceremonies as […]