Hiroshima After the Atomic Bomb Was Detonated COGwriter Pakistan and Saudi Arabia continue to discuss military cooperation: Zardari, Al Waqdani discuss defence ties Zee News – April 25, 2011 Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and visiting head of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces today held a meeting here in which they “emphasised upon further augmenting […]
Month: April 2011
Atlas Shrugged, the Movie, and Reality
Altas Shrugged COGwriter A few days ago, I saw a discussion of the new movie, Atlas Shrugged, Part 1, on a news program. Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 is a movie based upon an old book by Ayn Rand with that title. Although I have read three or so books from her, I never actually read […]
China Considering Cutting US Dollar Reserves
Devil = Secret + Person + Garden COGwriter China is publicly considering a different direction: China should reduce its excessive foreign exchange reserves and further diversify its holdings, Tang Shuangning, chairman of China Everbright Group, said on Saturday.The amount of foreign exchange reserves should be restricted to between 800 billion to 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars, […]
Today is the Last Day of Unleavened Bread
Unleavened Bread COGwriter Last night began the last day feast of unleavened bread, and it continues until sunset today. Early faithful Christians believed that they were supposed to keep it and other days that many today think of as Jewish, not Christian, Holy Days. Notice what a respected Protestant scholar reported about the second century: […]
ICG on Dollar; Bible: Put Out Dross and Leaven
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter In his latest update, ICG’s Mark Armstrong wrote, “the top priority of the current administration appears to be ever higher energy prices and the destruction of the U.S. dollar. You’ve seen the warnings about the enormity of U.S. debt, and they are growing more […]
UCG Fighting Back
COGwriter At one of the United Church of God (UCG) official websites, there was a link that had the following: What Really Happened in Latin America – The Facts – Part 5 April 23, 2011 by shortfriction This is my sixth post examining arguments presented by ex-members of the United Church of God GCE to explain […]
Catholics on Easter
COGwriter Many people are observing Easter today. Is it an original holiday of the Church? What was it supposed to be? What does the Catholic Church teach about it? The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: 1170 At the Council of Nicea in 325, all the Churches agreed that Easter, the Christian Passover, should be […]
LCG: Will Jesus Return on May 21, 2011?
Harold Egbert Camping COGwriter In his commentary today, LCG’s Wyatt Ciesielka had the following: A growing movement claims that Christ will return on May 21, 2011. Some are so convinced of this date that they have left their families and their jobs to embark on evangelistic campaigns to proclaim “the awesome news” that this date […]
EU’s Collider Sets Another Record
COGwriter The CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) continues to have major success: Swiss Atom Smasher Breaks World Record FOX News – April 22, 2011 The world’s largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, has set a new world record for colliding two beams of more particles together than ever before. “Beam intensity is key to […]
Scholarly Comments on Easter
COGwriter Eash year. scholars have raised concerns about the secularization of Easter: Is the meaning of Easter being lost? Some scholars fear the story of resurrection has gone far astray By KATE SHELLNUTT HOUSTON CHRONICLE April 3, 2010, 6:22AM… Fewer than half of Americans mentioned Jesus’ death and resurrection when asked about the significance of […]