This morning “Christianity Today” (CT) reported the following on Christianity in China: Did You Know? In 635, a Christian leader from Persia named Alopen arrived in Chang’an, the capital of the Tang dynasty. Christianity was at first welcomed by the Chinese. But two centuries later, imperial persecution forced Christians to flee mainland China. A nine-foot-tall […]
Month: August 2009
EU’s Military Aspirations
EU Flag COGwriter In its latest weekly update, LCG reported: Federalizing Europe. Four years ago, Europeans voted down the European Constitution, along with its flag and national anthem, leaving the EU without an official flag or anthem. Yet, at the opening of the European Parliament two weeks ago, Eurocorps military soldiers raised a large European […]
Trials in Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad COGwriter Apparently, many of those who protested the “election” of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are now on trial: Trials Begin for Iranians Accused of Fomenting Post-Election Unrest By VOA News 02 August 2009 A trial opened in Iran Saturday for about 100 activists and political moderates accused of trying to topple the country’s government. Prominent […]
UCG Resignations Official
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter UCG’s Roy Holladay announced: Letter from the Chairman, Council of Elders – July 31, 2009 Dear Fellow Elders, Serving on the Council of Elders represents a high-profile responsibility that is demanding and rewarding at the same time. This responsibility is demanding in the sense that most of our Council members are also […]
ICG on Papal Encyclical
Pope Benedict XVI COGwriter Although I covered some of this several weeks ago (see Pope Wants World Economic Reform), in his update last night, ICG’s Mark Armstrong wrote: There are many voices, mostly outside the realm of mainstream media, that are expressing alarm about unbridled government spending; federal seizure of huge private industrial and financial […]