French President Nicolas Sarkozy COGwriter It was recently reported that France may join NATO and that a NATO command post with Europeans may be based in the USA. Here are two related stories: France eyeing NATO post in US Associated Press – Feb 5, 2009 France is in talks to take control of two NATO […]
Month: February 2009
CT, UCG, and Valentine’s Day
COGwriter Each year that I have been paying attention to its site, the falsely named Christianity Today has promoted the non-Christian holiday called Valentine’s Day as well as often gifts related it. The latest CT article, in a sense, is an all-time low as it not only does not hint that Valentine’s might be wrong, […]
Drought, Wheat, & China
Wheat COGwriter Two weeks ago I reported about drought in Argentina and its effect on wheat production there (see Argentina, Drought, & Wheat), but there is a potentially bigger situation that could dramatically impact the USA: China’s drought: Drought threatens China’s wheat crop The region that produces 95 percent of the country’s wheat is facing […]
Some Better Economic News for Israel
Jerusalem COGwriter The economic news in most parts of the world has been somewhat dismal lately, but there is some better news today for the nation of Israel: Huge Israeli Gas Find Even More Massive Than Expected Israel National News – Feb 11, 2009 A massive natural gas find off the coast of Haifa which […]
Economy Almost Died, and the Real New World Order
All World Currencies Can Have Problems COGwriter Last night on MSNBC I saw a chilling interview that explained how close the world economy came to dying in September 2008. Here are three related stories (including the link to the video) that were also in the news late yesterday: Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 10:04 pm […]
Japan Contracting
Herbert W. Armstrong with then Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone COGwriter Despite high savings rates and extensive industrial capacity, Japan is having its own problems with the economy: Japan faces ‘unimaginable’ contraction Financial Times – Feb 9, 2009 Japan’s economy faces an “unimaginable” contraction, the chief economist of its central bank warned on Monday, as figures […]
New Nordic Military for Civil Unrest?
Northern Shore of Reykjavík, Iceland COGwriter The Nordic nations appear to want to improve military cooperation under a new plan in order to deal with civil unrest as was reported today: Report Calls for Common Nordic Task Force Norway’s former Defense and Foreign Minister Thorvald Stoltenberg has proposed a 13-point plan for military and civilian […]
Australia Fires & Ron Weinland
VS. COGwriter The fires in Australia are a concern: Death Toll in Australian Fires Climbs to 131 By MERAIAH FOLEY Published: February 8, 2009 SYDNEY, Australia — A series of wildfires that tore across the southern state of Victoria over the weekend killed at least 131 people, the state police said Monday, making it the […]
Should Christians Exchange Valentine’s Cards?
COGwriter Valentine’s Day is a Roman holiday that many will observe next Saturday. Here is a question and answer on whether or not it is appropriate for Christians to exchange cards on that day from the Living Church of God: Question: Is it proper for Christians to exchange cards on Valentine’s Day, February 14? I […]
CCG Takes A Couple of Shots at Me and Binitarianism
COGwriter Was the early Church binitarian, unitarian, or trinitarian? CCG’s Wade Cox of Australia insists that it was unitarian. Well, despite claims to the contrary, scholars of all sorts have seen that those who professed Christ shortly after the death of the Apostle John made statements supportive of a Binitarian View of the Godhead. Interestingly, […]