Bas-relief at Angkor Wat depicting a demon performing an ancient abortion. COGwriter Massive burials of infants killed during Roman times in Britain were just reported: 25 June 2010 Baby deaths link to Roman ‘brothel’ in Buckinghamshire Archaeologists investigating a mass burial of 97 infants at a Roman villa in the Thames Valley believe it may […]
Month: June 2010
UCG Elects Dennis Luker as President
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter The United Church of God announced today that it elected Dennis Luker as its new president. Here is what UCG reported: June 24, 2010 Council of Elders Chooses President The Council of Elders of the United Church of God, an International Association, chose Dennis Luker, longtime minister currently living in Bothell, Washington, […]
Australia Now Has a Female Prime Minister: Prophetic Ramifications?
Julia Gillard COGwriter Today, Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female Prime Minister: Gillard Breaks With Tax Policies That Doomed Rudd By Gemma Daley – Jun 24, 2010 Julia Gillard began her job as Australia’s first female prime minister by promising to smooth relations with mining, its biggest industry. The 48-year-old Wales-born lawyer took office today […]
Oldest “Portraits” of Four Apostles Found
Orthodox Icon Shop COGwriter The oldest claimed portraits of the Apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew, and John were just publicly announced: Oldest portraits of Christ’s apostles found Reuters – June 23, 2010 Archaeologists and art restorers using new laser technology have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s apostles. The […]
41% Believe Jesus to Return by 2050
COGwriter A new survey finds that over 40% of Americans believe that Jesus will return by 2050: Jesus will return by 2050, say 40pc of Americans More than 40 per cent of Americans believe Jesus Christ will return to Earth by 2050, according to a poll. Telegraph, London – June 22, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7847625/Jesus-will-return-by-2050-say-40pc-of-Americans.html I agree […]
UK Proposing Budget Cuts and Tax Increases
Palace of Westminster in London COGwriter A new type of budget was proposed for the UK: JUNE 23, 2010 Osborne’s Anti-Keynesian Budget Another government abandons the idea that it can spend its way back to prosperity. George Osborne presented the U.K. government’s emergency budget yesterday, with spending cuts and consumption-tax hikes intended to shrink public […]
Refuting Sabbath Refuters
Samuele Bacchiocchi COGwriter There are many who on the internet mislead people with their attacks against the seventh-day Sabbath. The following is from a highly flawed, yet search-engine popular, website on a page which attacks the writings of the late SDA scholar Samuele Bacchiocchi: Christians never kept the Sabbath from the apostolic age (33 AD) […]
Forbes: Iran Preparing for War and the Mahdi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad COGwriter Tonight, Forbes reported the following: There Will Be War Reza Kahlili, 06.21.10… Iran, for its part, is also preparing for an all-out war in the Middle East. Before even a vote was cast at the U.N. on recent sanctions, Iranian leaders had ordered the Guards to build up. Reinforcement troops have been […]
Ronald Weinland’s Internet Fall
VS. COGwriter Two years or so ago, I was reporting about Ronald Weinland about twice or more per week. Now it is more like once or twice per month. Why? Because there is less need to address someone who has become less significant in the internet world (Ronald Weinland had almost no other media significance). […]
Chinese Yuan Revaluation?
Chinese Renminbi Yuan COGwriter The following was somewhat expected: China Signals a Gradual Rise in Value of Its Currency By KEITH BRADSHER Published: June 19, 2010 HONG KONG — China announced on Saturday evening that it would allow greater flexibility in the value of its currency, a move that could deflect growing international criticism of […]