Angela Merkel COGwriter Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with the President of Greece later this week: Greek officials hope to seal a deal by Friday, when Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou meets in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel… A German official said Berlin won’t send German taxpayer money south “just as a […]
Month: February 2010
Martin Luther King on Mithraism
COGwriter As Black History month ends, I thought it might be appropriate to quote some writings from the late Martin Luther King Jr. Here is some of what he wrote on Mithraism, dated November 23, 1949: In Avesta, Mithra was the genius of celestial light…The doctrine of the immortality of the soul was another view […]
Haiti Update
Earthquake Damage in Port-au-Prince COGwriter Although the earthquake in Chile may have been 1,000 times as powerful (and there are now many problems there), the situation in Haiti is still quite bad. Yet, in its latest update, LCG reported the following: Haiti Relief Dr. Wil Pierre reports, “Everything is going well with the brethren in […]
8.8 Earthquake and Tsunami in Chile
“Orthodox” 16th Century Representation of the “Apocalypse” COGwriter A massive 8.8 earthquake struck Chile this morning: Huge earthquake strikes Chile, 85 dead By Alonso Soto Alonso Soto – 9 mins ago SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, killing at least 85 people, knocking down buildings, homes and hospitals, and triggering […]
Great Recession of 2011-2012?
COGwriter A reader sent me the following written by James Srodes in February 2010 edition of the American Spectator: Are you ready for the Great Recession of 2011–2012? You should be, for it is getting under way even as you read this… It will get ugly, make no mistake. http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/23/the-great-recession-of-2011-20 That particular issue has a […]
CEM: God is Not a Republican
COGwriter At the CEM site, Lenny Cachio wrote the following: God Is Not a Republican And He’s not a Democrat either. From what I know of the Man, he has better things to do than to align himself with various factions vying for political power… But then I ask myself, if Jesus were a citizen […]
Cardinal Kasper Sends Birthday Wish to Patriarch Bartholomew I
Vatican-Based Cardinal Walter Kasper COGwriter Zenit reported the following last night: Cardinal Sends Birthday Message to Bartholomew I VATICAN CITY, FEB. 24, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity sent a message to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. There are several […]
Latin American and Caribbean Nations to Form “Bloc” without USA or Canada
Antigua, Guatemala COGwriter For a long time, I have written that the nations in Latin America and the Caribbean would tend to turn away from the USA. They seem to have taken a step in that direction: Wednesday, 24 February 2010 Americas bloc excluding US and Canada agreed Latin American and Caribbean nations have agreed […]
US Cites China as Reason to Link to Galileo!
COGwriter Despite the fact that many US officials originally feared Europe’s Galileo satellite-based guidance system was a threat (see US Fears of EU’s Galileo and China’s Space Military), apparently China is now considered so big of a threat that the USA intends to link its GPS system to Galileo: US, wary of China, mulls satellite […]
Archaeology Again Supports the Hebrew Scriptures
Jerusalem COGwriter Although certain “experts” continue to challenge the historical accuracy of the Hebrew scriptures, archaeologists keep finding evidence that the Bible is in fact, historically reliable. Notice excerpts from the following two articles: Israeli Archaeologist Digs Up Proof for Bible FOX News Associated Press – Feb 22, 2010 JERUSALEM — An Israeli archaeologist said […]