World Currencies Including the Euro Can Have Problems COGwriter In a news story today, the International Monetary Fund claims that part of the world is in a depression: IMF Says Advanced Economies Already in Depression Bloomberg – Feb 7, 2009 Advanced economies are already in a “depression” and the financial crisis may deepen unless the […]
Month: February 2009
Born Again Now?
COGwriter Was the idea that Christians are begotten by the Holy Spirit upon baptism and born-again at the resurrection, simply a phase that the church went through or was it a teaching that was embraced in the second, third, and fourth century, that God led Hebert W. Armstrong to restore to the true Philadelphia portion […]
WCG Statistics
COGwriter In it latest email, WCG had a letter from its J. Tkach that stated the following: Around the world, with Africa not yet reporting, 33 new elders were ordained in 2008, more than 500 new believers were baptized, and some 60 new churches and Bible studies were started. Africa’s report will probably more than […]
Obama’s Abortion Confusion
USA President Barack Obama COGwriter Some feel that President Obama must be confused about abortion as the following article shows: Obama confused – abortion is killing of innocents One News Now – Feb 6, 2009 During his first prayer breakfast in Washington, President Obama discussed the peaceful coexistence of different religions. He denounced death-dealing terrorism […]
Obama Nostradamus Hoax
Nostradamus: Original portrait by his son Cesar COGwriter Last month I reported that an article by the Daily Squib that stated that someone at the Smithsonian Institute who claimed to have found new Quatrains from the famed French Catholic seer known as Nostradamus seemed to be a satirical hoax (see Nostradamus’ Predictions of Obama: A […]
CG7 Admits Change, But Sardis A Joke?
COGwriter There is an article in the latest issue of The Journal interviewing CG7’s former president Robert Coulter. And while I have issues with many parts of it, I will try mainly to focus on three points today: church eras, change, and Sardis. Here was a question related to church eras, with the answer coming […]
German Troops In France
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany Since November 2005 COGwriter Changes in the European military are taking place: Germany to Station Troops in France for First Time Since WWII Spiegel – Feb 4, 2009 The leaders of Germany and France urged greater European and trans-Atlantic unity on global security on Wednesday and underscored their call by […]
Jehoash Inscription: More Biblical Evidence?
BBC Photo of Jehoash Tablet COGwriter An ancient sandstone tablet may provide additonal proof of the accuracy of the Hebrew scriptures: New Findings Document Authenticity of Ancient Sandstone Tablet that Supports Existence of Jewish Temple on the Mount Trial Over Alleged Forgery Proceeds in Jerusalem Touro College, New York – Feb 2, 2009 New York, […]
Sep-Dec 08 Journal Out
COGwriter Even though it is now February 2009, latest issue (September-December 2008) of The Journal just came out. And while The Journal is supposed to come out monthly, this edition is to cover 4 months, presumably so that it can get its edition dates closer to the actual publishing date. The primary stories covered are […]
Pope Asked to Resign
Pope Benedictus XVI COGwriter The Pope has been asked to resign: Call for pope to step down over Holocaust denier AFP – Feb 2, 2009 Attacks on Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to lift the excommunication of a Holocaust denier escalated Monday, with one theologian calling on him to step down as the head of the […]