VS. COGwriter In his sermon yesterday, titled Awe of God, pt 4 (from Spokane, WA), CGPFK’s Ronald Weinland continued to vacillate. For example, he began by mentioning that CGPFK’s would have several Feast of Tabernacles’ sites this year, and only one in Canada. He then, a minute or two later stated: The Feast of Tabernacles…We […]
Month: May 2009
Tkach on Mother’s Day
COGwriter In his latest update, GCI/WCG’s Joseph Tkach wrote: Mother’s Day One of the last things Jesus did on the cross was ask a friend to look after his mother. The Gospel of John tells the story in chapter 19, verses 25-27: “Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the […]
Canada Looking to the EU
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada COGwriter The following news item was of interest: Canada, Aiming to Curb U.S. Reliance, Starts EU Talks Bloomberg – May 6, 2009 by Theophilos Argitis Canada, the world’s eighth-largest economy, kicked off trade talks with the European Union as it seeks to reduce dependence on a slowing U.S. economy. Prime Minister […]
ICG on Israel and Iran
Jerusalem COGwriter In his latest update last night, ICG’s Mark Armstrong wrote the following: There are enough social, political and environmental controversies in play domestically to keep your head whirling as we watch our beloved United States devolve toward politically correct totalitarianism at the same time that the government is taking control of industry and […]
Pope in Middle East
Pope Benedict XVI COGwriter The Pope arrived in the Middle East today: Pope hopes church can play role in Mideast peace Associated Press – May 8, 2009 By VICTOR L. SIMPSON AMMAN, Jordan (AP) – Pope Benedict XVI said Friday he hopes the Catholic church can play a role in the Middle East peace process […]
Brazil Floods
Parnaíba River in Piauí. Piauí was one of the hardest hit states. COGwriter Brazil has had a lot of flooding problems this year: At least 31 dead, 50,000 homeless in Brazil flooding May 7, 2009 — Updated 2357 GMT RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) — Rain-induced flooding over large parts of Brazil have killed at […]
Obama and the USA Day of Prayer
COGwriter As reported at the LCG News page, yesterday, was the “National Day of Prayer” in the U.S.A.: Obama plans a scaled back National Day of Prayer Associated Press – May 6, 2009 by RYAN J. FOLEY MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The White House is planning a muted observance of Thursday’s National Day of Prayer, […]
Catholic Delusions
Vatican Square, May 2004 COGwriter Unity Publishing, a pro-Vatican publisher, sent a link to the following yesterday: The Catholic Church is the only church that can claim God for its founder (Jesus is both God and man) and, therefore, it has a fullness of revelation in Jesus as no other, for He comes directly from […]
UCG Statistics
Ruins of Ancient Laodicea COGwriter UCG just posted minutes of its May 3-4 Council meeting, as reported by its Mike Bennett: General Conference of Elders Meeting Report – May 3-4, 2009 An outside auditing firm oversaw the ballot counting, and Mr. Dick read the preliminary ballot results at the end of the day. The General […]
“The View” on Evolution
COGwriter While I have never watched the show called “The View”, it tends to get more than its share of media coverage considering its ratings, and evolution was an item on it this week. Here are two recent news items concerning that: Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar got into a row over whether creationism should […]