Indonesian Earthquake 9/02/09 COGwriter The following disturbing news items were recently reported: Tsunami hit Indonesia, Samoa: Is Oregon next? The powerful earthquake and deadly tsunami that struck the Samoan Islands on Tuesday occurred, once again, on a volatile “subduction zone” such as the one that caused the 2004 Indonesian earthquake and another that poses risks […]
Month: September 2009
Jesus’ Divinity: The Da Vinci Code Revisited
COGwriter Due to the huge success of Dan Brown’s recently released book (The Lost Symbol), this seemed to be a good time to comment about some of the historical comments in earlier his best-selling book, The Da Vinci Code. Some of the more disturbing comments in it had to do with when first concluded that […]
Tsunami in Samoa
Indonesian Earthquake 9/02/09 COGwriter The following disturbing event occurred today: Tsunami Strikes American Samoa After 7.9-Magnitude Quake AP – Sept 29, 2009 PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — DEVELOPING: A tsunami swept into Pago Pago, American Samoa, shortly after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 erupted in the area. There were no immediate reports of […]
Typhoon Ketsana Damage to the Philippines
Aftermath of Ketsana in Manila COGwriter The Manila area remains quite wet after the largest rainfall there in 50 years: Death Toll Hits 240 in Philippine Flooding By CARLOS H. CONDE Published: September 29, 2009… The Health Department warned Monday of a possible spread of infectious diseases, especially in the refugee centers of Manila, which […]
Merkel Wins
Angela Merkel COGwriter Germany’s Chancellor Merkel won re-election: Victory for Angela Merkel Published: September 28, 2009 Sunday’s elections in Germany were a personal triumph for Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose low-key centrist leadership has been good for Germany, good for Europe and good for trans-Atlantic relations. She is now the European Union’s steadiest, best-respected leader… Her […]
India’s Nuclear Program
COGwriter India announced that it can build nuclear weapons like the world’s leading military powers: India raises nuclear stakes Financial Times – Sept 27, 2009 India can now build nuclear weapons with the same destructive power as those in the arsenals of the world’s major nuclear powers, according to New Delhi’s senior atomic officials. They […]
Flooding in Manila, Philippines
Typhoon Mike in 1990 Caused Massive Financial Damage to the Philippines COGwriter There has been major flooding causing many deaths in the Northern Philippines: Death Toll Expected to Rise After Storm in the Philippines By CARLOS H. CONDE Published: September 27, 2009 MANILA — At least 86 people were killed and dozens of others were […]
Tkach on Atonement
COGwriter GIC (formerly WCG) sent out an email to an article by its J. Tkach which stated: Perfect Atonement In ancient Israel, as well as in Judaism today, the greatest of the holy days was Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It was the day that gathered up the worship of every other day. The high […]
Day of Atonement for Christians
COGwriter The Christian Day of Atonement is based on the English translation of the Jewish Holy day Yom Kippur. It begins tonight at sunset. In the original Hebrew, the Bible calls the day Yom Hakippurim (Hebrew for “Day of the Atonements”). The day is commemorated with a 25-hour fast by Jews, but normally a 24 […]
Will Smith to Portray a King of the South
COGwriter Will Smith may play a past King of the South. Here is a commentary by LCG’s Wyatt Ciesielka: The last Pharaoh? You will soon become familiar with Tirhakah. He was a mighty Egyptian pharaoh – a historic King of the South embroiled in incessant war with a historic King of the North. Tirhakah will […]