Roderick C. Meredith COGwriter LCG’s R.C. Meredith wrote the following: Dear Brethren in God’s Church, I am writing this letter at a time of great stress and confusion in the Church of God. Satan is attacking right now! We all know that Satan’s very name means “adversary,” or “enemy.” We know that Jesus directly described […]
Month: January 2011
Moody’s: Time Running Out For USA
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter Yesterday, I wrote: …eventually S&P, Moody’s, and the other more respected rating services will downgrade the USA’s debt rating–and this will increase the cost of borrowing and spiral into something that is not sustainable. Now notice some of what Bloomberg reported today: Moody’s Says […]
Protests Increase in Egypt and Elsewhere in the Middle East
جامعة الدول العربية Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya Arab League Flag COGwriter More in the Middle East are protesting: Violent protests escalate outside Egypt’s capital USA Today – 1/27/11 CAIRO (AP) – Violence escalated in two cites outside the capital Cairo Thursday where anti-government protesters torched a fire station and looted weapons that they then turned on police. […]
CBO: Debt Could Reach Nearly 100% of Economy
COGwriter The US Congressional Budget Office is coming to some dangerous conclusions: The Congressional Budget Office forecast Wednesday in its mid-year report that the U.S. budget deficit will hit $1.5 trillion in 2011. It would be the largest budget gap in the country’s history, equivalent to 9.8 percent of the economic output… The CBO upped […]
Journal Out: Focus is UCG Crisis and COGWA
COGwriter The latest issue (print date November 2010-January 2011) of The Journal just came out. The biggest items related to UCG crisis matters, some of which have been covered here. The Journal, however, devotes more time to opinions of various players in the crisis (or who were part of UCG a decade or so ago) […]
WSJ: Don’t Trust Government’s Inflation Numbers
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter As I have been warning for years, the US has too much debt and will experience high inflation. All of this will have terrible consequences. Notice some of what the Wall Street Journal reported today: Why You Can’t Trust the Inflation Numbers By BRETT […]
UCG: 161 Elders Out, Spanish Telecast In
COGwriter The Abigail Cartwright (AC) site listed some more losses to UCG’s eldership: Mr. Kambani Banda (Pastor, Zambia), January 3, 2011, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Jerry Shachoongo (Local Elder, Zambia), January 3, 2011, resigned from UCG ministry Mr. Richard Rand (Retired Pastor, Miami, West Palm Beach, FL), January 25, 2011, resigned from UCG ministry According […]
Riots in Middle East, Including Egypt
جامعة الدول العربية Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya Arab League Flag COGwriter Thousands in the Middle East are protesting: The Day of Rage: Thousands clash with police as protests boil over on streets of Egypt and Lebanon By David Williams Last updated at 10:12 AM on 26th January 2011 Appointment of new prime minister in Lebanon sparks […]
Pope Says Ecumenical Unity a ‘Moral Imperative’, COGwriter Says Its a Biblical Disaster
Pope Benedict XVI COGwriter Pope Bendict XVI spoke on ecumenical unity today: Search for Christian unity is ‘moral imperative,’ pope says CNS – Jan 25, 2011 ROME (CNS) — …The pope presided over the service at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls with a German Lutheran delegation, an international group of Oriental Orthodox […]
Palestinian Leader Pledges to Never Give Up Jerusalem
Jerusalem COGwriter Notice a report today on the Palestinian President’s position on Jerusalem: RAMALLAH, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday said that the Palestinians prefer to die than giving up Jerusalem. “The principles that the various Palestinian national councils and Palestinian leaders have taken will never ever change,” Abbas told thousands […]