COGwriter Partially because of Charles Darwin, we have all pretty much been taught that the appendix is an unneeded “vestigial” organ. But, of course, Darwin was wrong: Appendix May Be Useful Organ After All By CHARLES Q. CHOI Aug. 24) — The body’s appendix has long been thought of as nothing more than a worthless […]
Month: August 2009
China’s Rare Earth Power
Chinese Soldiers COGwriter China may show the world soon how much power it has regarding rare earth metals: World faces hi-tech crunch as China eyes ban on rare metal exports Beijing is drawing up plans to prohibit or restrict exports of rare earth metals that are produced only in China and play a vital role […]
Rimini and Two Popes
Pope Benedict XVI COGwriter Zenit.org reported the following: Pontiff Sends Message to Rimini Meeting 30th Year for Communion and Liberation Event RIMINI, Italy, AUG. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI has sent a message to the 30th Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, alluding to the theme of the gathering by affirming that an encounter with Christ […]
NW: We are All Hindus?
Hindu Temple in Tamil Nadu, India COGwriter Newsweek’s latest edition reports that there has been a shift in religious thought in the USA that makes most professing Christians closer to Hinduism than the traditional Protestant beliefs about death: We Are All Hindus Now NEWSWEEK – From the magazine issue dated Aug 31, 2009 by Lisa […]
Greece Burning
Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens COGwriter Greece is having a major fire that may affect its government: Hundreds flee wildfire torching homes near Athens Sun Aug 23, 2009 By Angeliki Koutantou and Dina Kyriakidou ATHENS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Wildfires torched scores of homes and thousands of acres of forest in the outskirts of […]
COGaIC on Mary
COGWriter COGaIC posted the following on Thursday: Was Mary simply a devout young Jewish woman of ordinary means but sterling character—one whom God greatly honored by choosing her, a virgin, to miraculously conceive and bear His Son, the Savior; the wife of Joseph the carpenter, who later bore at least six children by him? Or […]
Atheists Wish to Prosper from Rapture View
An animal horn trumpet. COGwriter Some entrepreneurial atheists apparently feel that they have figured out how to possibly generate income from the somewhat widely held pre-tribulation rapture hypothesis that various American Protestants have promoted: How to save Fido when the Rapture hits Victoria Advocate, Texas – Aug 18, 2009 excerpt… It’s a question that has kept […]
WCG/GIC: Trinitarian Theology
COGwriter Today, GIC (formerly WCG) sent out an email to an article by its J. Tkach which began with: Trinitarian theology “Garbage in – garbage out” is a truism in many areas, and the most important area is in our personal theology. Wrong concepts about God result in lives that miss the fullness of life […]
Egypt on Obama Middle East Plan
COGwriter US President Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak discussed a plan to be proposed by Obama: Mubarak: U.S. will unveil first draft of Mideast plan next month Haaretz – Aug 19, 2009 WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama has promised Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that he will present a rough draft of his Middle […]
UCG on Its Governance
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter In its last posted council meeting notes, UCG reported: Doug Horchak agreed that there needs to be consistency between the governing documents. He said that the Bylaws are subservient to the Constitution, and the Bylaws speak to specifics. He mentioned that there is a reason why there was a distinction when the […]