Aftermath of Typhoon Ketsana in Manila, Late September 2009 COGwriter The weather has been wet in Asia and dry in Europe and Russia: July 16, 2010 Typhoon Conson hits southern China Typhoon Conson has arrived in southern China after hitting the Philippines where 38 people were killed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10658360 Europe wilts in heat wave AP – […]
Month: July 2010
Brazil’s President Seeks Spanking Ban
Brasilia, Brazil COGwriter Apparently the president of Brazil feels that spanking is inappropriate: 15 July 2010 Last updated at 22:30 ET Brazil president seeks legal ban on smacking Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sent a bill to Congress which would ban the use of corporal punishment on children. The bill would outlaw […]
“Mother Church” Unity & Jerusalem
Interior of Modern Cenacle, Jerusalem COGwriter Zenit.org, a pro-Vatican news source reported the following: “Mother Church” Develops ’11 Christian Unity Week Jerusalem Communities Point to 1st-Century Harmony VATICAN CITY, JULY 14, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The appeal for communion at the base of the 2011 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity comes this year from a church […]
Russia Pressuring Iran
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev COGwriter Russian President Medvedev wants Iran to come clean about its nuclear program: Medvedev Tells Iran to Come Clean on Nukes Published July 15, 2010 Last month, Russia made public comments that distanced itself from Iran (see Russia Distancing Itself from Iran). Today’s comments suggest that Russia really means it and is […]
CGPFK Ronald Weinland’s “More Time” Confusion
VS. COGwriter For the past three weeks, self-appointed prophet and false claimer to be on the the two witnesses, Ron Weinland, has been giving sermons titled “More Time”. I have not listened to any of them, but his group Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom recently posted the transcript for the first one (June […]
Singapore Improving Military Relations With China
COGwriter The tiny nation of Singapore has apparently seen “the handwriting on the wall” as it is improving its military relations with China: China Seeks to Advance Military Ties with Singapore http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/07/13/189s582731.htm This move is consistent with biblical prophecy which shows a final alignment and military cooperation between “the kings of the east”. Singapore was […]
300 Versions of the Flood
COGwriter While I have long known that there were many accounts of the great flood in Noah’s time, this morning a reader sent me a link to a news piece that mentions a few details that seem interesting: Gods, floods – and global warming By Steve Jones Published: 10:44AM BST 13 Jul 2010… The new […]
Castro on War with Iran
COGwriter Cuba’s Fidel Castro made some comments regarding the situation with Iran: Castro: US provoking war on Iran Tue, 13 Jul 2010 In a rare television appearance after four years, former Cuban president Fidel Castro has warned that US tension with Iran could erupt into a full-fledged war. “I think that the danger of war […]
“Financing” Disasters in 2012?
World Currencies COGwriter Recent news reports suggest that financial and financing disasters may happen in or near 2012. Notice the first one: Banks face trillion-dollar rollover crunch Sydney Morning Herald – July 13, 2010 New York Times JACK EWING, FRANKFURT THE sovereign debt crisis has created worry enough for European banks, but there is another […]
Dirty Bomb Suspects Arrested in South Africa
Hiroshima After the Atomic Bomb Was Detonated COGwriter While much of the world has focused on the World Cup Soccer (called Football by most of the world) events in South Africa lately (with Spain winning), something much more potentially important was also going on. Some in South Africa were apparently involved in a plot to […]