COGwriter Here are excerpts from LCG’s commentary today: Not the reason for the season By Wyatt Ciesielka | Thursday, December 23, 2010 Many people realize that Jesus Christ was not born anywhere near December 25 and that Christmas is rooted in ancient paganism, but will still proclaim that Jesus is “the reason for the season.” […]
Month: December 2010
New Zealand’s Economy Contracts
COGwriter While New Zealand has been doing relatively well during the great recession, its economy seems to be have run into problems: New Zealand Economy Contracts as Quake Hurts Growth Bloomberg – Dec 23, 2010 Gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent in the three months ended Sept. 30 from the previous quarter, when it rose […]
Obama Claims New Homosexual Law Strengthens National Security
COGwriter US President Barack Obama made a statement today that I do not believe any one who believes the Bible could say: ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’: Repeal signed, sealed, but when will it be delivered? At signing, Obama says repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ will ‘strengthen our national security.’ But the lack of a […]
World to End in Two Years, But French Village Spared?
COGwriter Last year Sony released its 2012 movie. Sony invited this Examiner to Century City (near Hollywood) to watch the press pre-release preview. The movie was number 1 when it first opened. It did fantastically well in overseas markets like China (see Chinese Pleased With China’s Portrayal in Sony’s 2012 Movie, Indonesia Less So) and […]
Russia and India Move Closer Together Militarily
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev COGwriter Russian President Medvedev signed a military deal with India: The Irish Times – Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Russia and India confirm new military and nuclear agreements RAHUL BEDI in New Delhi RUSSIA AND India have confirmed their long-awaited contract to jointly develop a fifth-generation fighter aircraft in a deal estimated at […]
AC Site Lists 25 December 2010 UCG Ministerial Departures
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter Today, the “Abigail Cartwright” (AC) site listed the following UCG ministerial departures: Mr. Andy Burnett, December 2010, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Doug Horchak, December 2010, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Richard Thompson, December 2010, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Clyde Kilough, December 2010, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Roy Demarest, December 2010, resigned […]
Holiday Season of Death
COGwriter A new report confirms that the Christmas-New Years holiday season perhaps should be renamed the season of death: Christmas the deadliest day of the year National Post – Dec 20, 2010 A new U.S. analysis of mortality rates during different times of year found that people are more likely to die during the holidays […]
UCG’s Former President and others Resign?
Ancient Laodicea COGwriter Yesterday, UCG posted the following which I had considered as possibly an act of desperation: The Council of Elders wishes to thank the many brethren and congregations who signed a giant “Thank You” card that was presented to the Council on December 6. Since it became known that more than 700 names […]
CG7: Israel in Prophecy
Jerusalem COGwriter In its latest Bible Advocate, CG7-Denver’s Monico Muffley wrote the following: One cannot help but observe current events and compare them to the Scriptures concerning the conflict that will ensue between Israel and other nations. I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be […]
Europe’s 2012 Satellites a Concern
COGwriter While regular readers of this page are aware that the USA is going to be partially dependent upon Europe’s Galileo satellite “GPS” in a few years, there is another aspect of Europe’s satellite capabilities to report: Swarm satellite mission to try to sense ocean magnetism BBC – Dec 17, 2010 European scientists are going […]