Aftermath of Typhoon Ketsana in Manila, Late September 2009 COGwriter Another deadly storm hit the Philippines: Death toll mounts as Philippines hit by third typhoon in a month More than 100,000 evacuated as floodwaters rise in unusually late and harsh storm season Jonathan Watts in Manila The Observer, Sunday 1 November 2009 The typhoon death […]
Month: October 2009
Czech President May Sign Lisbon Treaty by December 1
Vaclav Klaus President of the Czech Republic and for calendar year 2009, the EU President COGwriter The Lisbon Treaty is getting closer to being signed according the the EU Observer: EU treaty closer to ratification after Czech deal agreed EUobserver – Oct 30, 2009 excerpt… BRUSSELS – The EU came a step closer to full […]
ICG on US Dollar and Iran
COGwriter In his latest update, ICG’s Mark Armstrong wrote the following: The bank/insurance/auto industry bailout/stimulus spending of the past year has increased our national money supply by some 120%! Economic theory and practice is an admittedly complex and dark subject that few seem to fully grasp. But the shear enormity of current national spending projections, […]
Vatican Condemns Halloween as Anti-Christian
St. Peter’s Basilica COGwriter While we in the Living Church of God have always condemned Halloween as a pagan, non-Christian, holiday, the Vatican has been hesitant in the past to do so. But now the Vatican is taking a position closer to LCG: Vatican condemns Hallowe’en as anti-Christian The Vatican has condemned Hallowe’en as anti-Christian, […]
The Vatican, the Anglicans, and the Celibacy Issue
COGwriter NCRegister.com (The National Catholic Register), which describes itself as “America’s ‘most complete’ Catholic newsweekly” reported yesterday: Celibacy Issue Holds Up Apostolic Constitution by EDWARD PENTIN The delay in publishing the apostolic constitution, which will allow large numbers of Anglicans to be received into the Catholic Church, is due not so much to translation problems […]
Tony Blair Out of the Running?
Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom COGwriter Tony Blair is currently looking less likely to be the EU’s first full-time president: Brussels outcry puts Blair presidency in doubt Financial Times – Oct 29, 2009 Tony Blair’s chances of becoming the European Union’s first full-time president were in serious trouble late on Thursday […]
Richard Ames: “Christians and Halloween”
Richard Ames COGwriter In his latest commentary, LCG evangelist Richard Ames wrote: “Christians and Halloween” By Richard F. Ames | Thursday, October 29, 2009 Is it “fun” to play at evil? Should we follow our neighbors, like proverbial lemmings, off the dangerous cliff of pagan practices? Most of society has accepted the lie that Halloween […]
German-Israeli Relations Being Questioned
Jerusalem COGwriter Some Israelis are questioning Germany’s intents because of the following: Why German media ignore Ashkenazi Jerusalem Post – Oct 28, 2009 German media’s ignoring of IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi’s visit to Germany is a sign of the internal contradictions of the so-called German-Israeli “special relationship.” Dr. Alexander Brenner, a […]
LCG on Halloween Safety
COGwriter In his latest commentary, LCG’s Gary Ehman wrote: “Why is a kid like you out on a night like this?” By Gary F. Ehman | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 The headlines glaringly scream: “Sex Offenders See New Limits for Halloween”; “Plan Ahead and Avoid Halloween Violence”; “Halloween: A Very Dangerous Day for Children”; “Halloween […]
Swine Flu Emergency Declared
COGwriter By now, many of you probably have heard that US President Barack Obama declared a “swine flu emergency”: Obama agenda: Swine-flu emergency Posted: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:24 AM by Domenico Montanaro Filed Under: Barack Obama “Responding to a dramatic surge in the number of U.S. swine flu cases, President Barack Obama has signed […]