Photo in New Orleans by Bart Everson from Wikipedia COGwriter While this page tends to focus more on those once affiliated with the Church of God, there are some other religious leaders that can impact it. One of those may be Harold Camping. According to Harold Camping, Jesus will return on Pentecost May 21, 2011 […]
Month: May 2011
Obama Sanctions Syria
COGwriter As probably everyone is aware, last night USA President Obama took credit for approving an operation that killed Osama bin Laden. Of course, this does not make Osama bin Laden’s supporters happy: The Obama administration slapped sanctions today on Syrian President Bashar Assad and six other government officials because of violent crackdowns on pro-democracy […]
CERN Large Hadron Collider Expects ‘Higgs’ Results By 2012
COGwriter The CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) expects to uncover secrets about “dark matter” by the end of 2012: By Richard Ingham (AFP) Physicists believe that by the end of 2012 they will be able to determine whether a theorised particle called the Higgs boson, which has unleashed a gruelling decades-long hunt, exists or not, […]
Egyptian Now Believed to be in Charge of Al-Qaeda
Flag of the Taliban COGwriter It appears that an Egyptian has replaced Osama bin Laden as the leader of Al-Qaeda: Egyptian Saif al-Adel appointed acting leader of al Qaeda CNN – May 17, 2011 An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been appointed “caretaker” leader of al Qaeda in the wake of […]
Iran Building Rocket Bases in Venezuela
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad COGwriter According to a German newspaper report, Iran is building rocket bases in Venezuela: German paper says Iranians paid cash to build mid-range missile launch pads on Paraguana Peninsula; Iranian engineers visited site in Feb. Jerusalem Post – May 17, 2011 BERLIN – The Iranian government is moving forward with the […]
Episcopal Ecumenism Meeting in Netherlands
Orthodox Depiction of the Apocalypse COGwriter Some Episcopals want to expand ecumenism: Episcopal and European churches seek to fortify ecumenical bonds May 16, 2011 by Matthew Davies Two Christian denominations in Europe — one in full communion with the Episcopal Church and the other exploring the potential for such a relationship — welcomed Episcopal Church […]
US Hits Official Borrowing Limit
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter Inflation is starting to be noticed:, US hits credit limit, setting up 11-week fight (AP) – 16 May 2011, pm WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has maxed out its credit card. The United States reached its $14.3 trillion limit on federal borrowing Monday, leaving […]
UCG Announced New Council of Elders
COGwriter The United Church of God (UCG) reported that the following about of its Council of Elders: So, based on what was announced yesterday, and the above update, the Council of Elders as of today is comprised of: Gary Antion Scott Ashley Bob Berendt Bill Bradford Roc Corbett Bill Eddington John Elliott Roy Holladay Darris […]
Different Egyptian Now in Charge of Arab League
جامعة الدول العربية Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya Arab League Flag COGwriter The Arab League wants a “no fly zone” over Gaza: 16 may, 2011…The Arab League has a new secretary-general, and like the last one, Nabil Elaraby is from Egypt.But Mr Elaraby was not the first choice for secretary-general. The process was heading for a clash […]
Rich Russians Preparing for 2012 Apocalypse
Sony 2012 Movie Poster COGwriter It is not just some in Europe and North America who are concerned about the coming events of the Apocalypse: Apocalypse Angst Adds to Terrorist Threat as Rich Russians Acquire Bunkers Bloomberg – May 12, 2011… An apocalypse…more people are looking to protect themselves from what Andreyev calls a “global […]