COGwriter A new Pentagon report came out earlier today. I was not going to comment on it until I saw the following headline at CBS News’ website: Pentagon: Low Risk to Repeal of Ban on Gays Really? Tell that to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Notice what happened there: 24 Then the Lord rained […]
Month: November 2010
St. Andrew’s Day and ‘Apostolic Succession’ in Constantinople
Room Where the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Meets with Dignitaries COGwriter Today is observed by the Eastern Orthodox as St. Andrew’s Day. The day is supposedly based upon the Apostle Andrew of the Bible. Andrew originally was a follower of John the Baptist (John 1:35-40). And after John referred to Jesus as the “Lamb of […]
China willing to abandon North for a reunified Korea?
Flag of Korea, 1889 COGwriter For a long while, I have written that it is likely that North and South Korea will be re-unified before Jesus returns. Now, it appears that China has given indications that it will support such a re-unification: Wikileaks cables reveal China ‘ready to abandon North Korea’ Leaked dispatches show Beijing […]
Swiss vote to expel foreign criminals
COGwriter In a move that should not be considered as unexpected, the Swiss have voted to deport foreign criminals: Swiss voters have agreed to expel foreigners convicted of crimes ranging from murder to welfare fraud, without appeal, in the latest example of a sweeping set of popular antiforeigner measures around Europe. Some 53 percent of […]
Wikileaks provides insight in behind the scenes views of world politics
Hillary Rodham Clinton COGwriter The front page of our local newspaper had information about the Wikileaks matter. Here is some of what the international press has reported about it: 11/28/2010 The US Diplomatic Leaks A Superpower’s View of the World By SPIEGEL Staff…Never before in history has a superpower lost control of such vast amounts […]
With Jon Pinelli, UCG Now Lost 9 Ministers in November
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter Saw an email, plus a post at the UCG-supporting Church of God Perspective website by John Carmack that states that UCG’s Jonathan R. Pinelli resigned from UCG’s ministry. So, instead of 8, the ministerial loss at UCG is at least 9 for November 2010. And then I saw the following from Jonathan […]
CERN Large Hadron Collider continues to advance European’s knowledge of physics
COGwriter The CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) continues to have major success: One of the world’s leading laboratories for particle physics has produced another remarkable discovery. The ATLAS project superheated the smallest atoms to temperatures at the birth of the universe, when particles were so hot they formed a primordial soup. Now, scientists at CERN […]
Iran’s ‘King of the South’ Plan
Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Iran COGwriter A former CIA agent who was born in Iran, made some comments on Iran’s plan: If it were up to Reza Kahlili, he would immediately order a bombing of his native Iran, in order to halt its nuclear program and bring down the Islamic Republic and the ayatollahs. And since […]
Wars and Rumors of War in Korea, Brazil, Middle East, Iran, Plus Christmas Terrorist in USA
Thirteenth Century Depiction of the 2nd Horseman of the Apocalypse COGwriter The Book of Revelation tells of a time when various seals are opened and the four horseman ride. Here is what it mentions about the red horseman of war: 3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come […]
UCG loses 8 ministers in November
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter Abigail Cartwright has listed the following as having stopped being part of the UCG ministry this month: Mr. Paul Carter, November 2010, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Ken Giese, November 2010, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Tim Waddle, November 2010, removed as Associate Senior Pastor of East Africa Mr. Tom Clark, November […]