World Currencies COGwriter This morning PCG reported: Worrisome Parallels Between Current Crisis and Great Depression April 20, 2009 The current global recession is likely to be unusually severe and long-lasting due to the fact that it sprang from a financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund (imf) said last Thursday. According to advance chapters of the […]
Month: April 2009
Russia Against NATO in Georgia
Dmitry Medvedev COGwriter Russia is having concerns about NATO in Georgia. LCG reported the following in its latest weekly update: Another “Rumor” of War. Two former Soviet satellite nations are breathing threats of rebellion. Georgia is working to throw out its president, while Moldova has a powerful “western” movement underway, possibly spurred on by Romania. […]
Iran Claims No Threat
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad COGwriter CNN reported the following: updated 5:37 a.m. EDT, Sat April 18, 2009 Iranian leader: No one dares threaten us From Shirzad Bozorgmehr TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — The Iranian president on Saturday hailed the nation as “one of the strongest in the region” during a celebration to mark Army Day, according to the […]
EU Slowly Gaining World Economic Power
COGwriter The recent G20 conference saw the EU getting what it wanted, while what the USA basically got was a cordial reception for President Obama. LCG reported the following at church services yesterday: The EU’s Role in the Recent G20 Global Economic Summit. According to the London Telegraph, “The European Commission and its president [Barroso] played […]
UK Unchurched; USA Not Christian
Palace of Westminster in London COGwriter Those in the UK are much less likely to attend church services than their ancestors were. And according to the USA’s president, it is not a Christian nation. Here are two news items that report that: Importance Of Church Slips Rapidly Among British National Public Radio (NPR) – April […]
Orthodox Pascha is Sunday
Site of Calvary? COGwriter The Eastern Orthodox have a somewhat different religious calendar than other groups. This Sunday will be their biggest one of the year: The Eastern Orthodox Celebrate the Resurrection of Christ The Phoenix, PA – April 17, 2009 Many Christians in the West have no idea that the Eastern Orthodox Church exists… […]
Ronald Weinland’s 1260 Days: 1 Year, as Well as 4 Months, Later
VS. COGwriter On year ago, on April 17, 2008, CGPFK’s Ronald Weinland declared that the Great Tribulation began, ushering in the last 3 1/2 years until Jesus returned. He also claimed that he began his 1260 days as one of the two witnesses. Additionally, on that day, he declared his wife Laura to be the […]
Israel to Attack Iran?
Jerusalem COGwriter UPI indicates that Israel will attack Iran this year: Iran Protests and Prepares for Israeli Threats Israel National News – April 16, 2009 UPI reports not only that Israel will bomb Iran later this year, but also that “many now assume” that Iran will then retaliate against Persian Gulf states such as Dubai […]
African Stirrings
Muammar al-Gaddafi COGwriter There are two news items related to Africa that I would like to show here today. Here is the first: Gaddafi outlines African vision BBC – April 15, 2009 Libyan leader and current African Union chairman Muammar Gaddafi has spelled out his plans to create a United States of Africa. At an […]
Tax Day
The USA Debt Clock as of Apri 19, 2008 The Debt now exceeds 11,000,000,000,000 COGwriter Today is the deadline for all American citizens to file income tax (US income taxes are stranger than in most other nations). No matter how much Americans may feel that they overpay in taxes, the truth is that their government […]