جامعة الدول العربية Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya Arab League Flag COGwriter An Arab League official met with the Pope: Arab League Official Visits Pontiff New Agreement Reached With Holy See VATICAN CITY, APRIL 24, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The secretary-general of the League of Arab States visited Benedict XVI today after signing a new agreement with the Holy […]
Month: April 2009
Swine Flu Outbreaks
COGwriter There is a possibility that swine flu will be a real problem: Deadly Swine Flu Outbreak Linked to U.S. NBC Dallas-Fort Worth – April 24, 2009 A strain of pig flu found in eight people in California and Texas is linked to the deadly bird flu that has killed as many as 61 people and […]
Thousands Killed in Sri Lanka
COGwriter The military of Sri Lanka, the primarily Buddhist tear-drop shaped nation off the tip of India, reportedly has killed thousands in the past three months: U.N.: 6,500 civilians dead in Sri Lanka fighting India demands immediate cease-fire as offensive targeting rebels rages on AP Fri., April 24, 2009 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Two top […]
Weinland Promotes HWA Video
COGwriter Even though he has distanced himself from many of the teachings of Herbert W. Armstrong, Ronald Weinland of CGPFK has posted the following: VIDEO OF H.W.A. April 17, 2009 Recently I posted a link to a video that was put together in a good manner, and I am going to post another link (www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tf839C93hE) […]
MAC Attack!
Internet Users By Country COGwriter For a while I have been warning my oldest son Michael (who is a Mac-user) that Apple computers would be facing computer virus attacks. And while he has not yet been affected, this seems to now be a problem: Experts: Malicious program targets Macs By John D. Sutter (CNN) — […]
Evolution: The Opium of the People
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 […]
COGaIC: Earth Day Report
Unofficial Earth Day Flag COGwriter Today has been designated as “Earth Day”. COGaIC posted the following yesterday about it: Earth Day Report: Green With Compassion Barring natural disasters or other forces beyond our control, when human relationships are good, life is good. And while we may have all kinds of important relationships, perhaps the most important for ensuring that […]
TPM: Is Obama Antichrist?
COGwriter In his latest ad in The Journal, TPM’s William Dankenbring wrote the following: Obama’s Legacy As our nations tumble off the economic cliff and fall to destruction, prophesied in the Word of God, Barack Hussein Obama has become the President of America. Could he become the long anticipated “Antichrist”? The Antichrist will be a […]
PCG Acquires Big Sandy Sculpture
COGwriter In what seems to be a public news release, PCG reported the following: Pastor General visits Big Sandy, acquires sculpture April 13, 2009 BIG SANDY, TX – Pastor General Gerald Flurry arrived here on the former campus of Ambassador College Wednesday, April 8, at 2:40 p.m. to personally inspect the condition of the bronze […]
China May Invest in Europe
Beijing After Rain Beijing on a Normal Sunny Day COGwriter China is starting to wonder about the USA enough that it may invest start doing some serious investing in Europe: China sovereign wealth fund may invest in Europe AFP – April 20, 2009 China’s sovereign wealth fund is considering investments in Europe, the head of […]