Herman Van Rompuy COGwriter The Greek financial crisis and its impact on the Euro remains in the news: APRIL 30, 2010, 12:23 P.M. ET UPDATE:Euro-Zone Finance Mins To Meet On Greece In Brussels Sunday http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100430-713180.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines April 29, 2010 As Greek Drama Plays Out, Where Is Europe? By STEVEN ERLANGER A French member of the European […]
Month: April 2010
Obama’s Back-Up Peace Plan for the Fall of 2010
COGwriter US President Obama is determined to get some type of peace deal in the Middle East: Obama to call summit if Mideast peace talks fail Haaretz – April 30, 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has told several European leaders that if Israeli-Palestinian talks remain stalemated into September or October, he will convene an international […]
Animal Sacrifices Probably Delayed for Jerusalem, until 2012 or after?
Jerusalem COGwriter Last week, I reported that if a specific election was held, and Moshe Feiglin gained more power, that he supported animal sacrifices in Jerusalem (see Israeli Political Candidate Wants Sacrifices). Now, that election has been pushed out: Netanyahu appeals Likud decision to Supreme Court Jerusalem Post – March 9, 2010 “Prime Minister Binyamin […]
Upcoming COGwriter Radio
COGwriter Later today, I am scheduled to be on radio in New Jersey. Here is my current guest schedule for radio: Tim Sexton and Curtis Jenkins. The Tim Sexton Show, WNJC 1360am in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area, April 29, 2010 7:00pm EDT/4:00pm PDT (I should be on about one hour). Dr. Bill and Michelle Deagle. […]
India and Pakistan Meet Cordially
COGwriter Leaders from India and Pakistan met today: India, Pakistan had very good talks: foreign secretary Krittivas Mukherjee THIMPHU, Bhutan Thu Apr 29, 2010(Reuters) – The prime ministers of India and Pakistan had “very good talks” Thursday and have asked their officials to take steps as soon as possible to normalize relations, India’s top diplomat […]
Droughts in Niger and China: Crop Failure Means Food Shortages
COGwriter The African nation of Niger is facing nearly total crop failure: Niger – UN warning over total crop failure BBC – April 28, 2010 Niger is threatened with total crop failure in some areas and the situation is worse than the 2005 crisis, the UN humanitarian chief has told the BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8648215.stm The situation […]
Have the Turks and Chinese Just Found Noah’s Ark?
COGwriter Some news reports suggests that explorers may have found Noah’s ark: Turkish and Chinese explorers claim to have found Noah’s Ark National Turk – April 27, 2010 A group of Turkish and Chinese explorers belonging to the “Noah’s Ark Ministries International” have announced in Hong Kong that they have found Noah’s Ark, 4000m up, […]
Vatican Willing to Consider Changing Celibacy for Priests
COGwriter The following may raise some eyebrows for some practicing Catholics: Vatican’s No. 2 Says Celibacy Not ‘Untouchable,’ TV3 Reports Bloomberg – April 27, 2010 The Roman Catholic Church is open to discussing whether priests must remain celibate, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s second-in-command, told Spain’s channel TV3 in an interview.Celibacy is not “untouchable” and […]
Gold Hits Record High Against Euro and Swiss Franc
The 220 kg Gold brick displayed in Taiwan COGwriter A reader forwarded me the following today: Gold Rebounds on Demand for Alternative to Holding Currency Bloomberg – April 27, 2010 Gold futures rebounded in New York, heading for the third-straight gain on demand for an alternative to holding currencies… Gold priced in the euro and […]
UCG’s Roy Holladay on Priorities
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter The following is from Roy Holladay, UCG’s Chairman and interim president, and was recently posted by UCG: Dear Fellow Ministers, Are we today properly prioritizing the work that God has directed His Church to do? If not, how can we refocus our efforts to better achieve this? Since the Council of Elders […]