COGwriter Unusual weather has caused disasters in many places this year. In today’s, TW News & Prophecy E-Zine, the Living Church of God (LCG) reports: Rain and flooding. January witnessed devastating floods across Australia. Colombia has been and is currently experiencing “some of the heaviest rains” in its history–with hundreds dying, more than 140,000 homes […]
Month: May 2011
UCG Says, “Now is Not the Time”
UCG’s Logo for its Beyond Today television program COGwriter In its May edition of United News, Victor Kubik of the United Church of God (UCG) wrote the following (which was posted today at the United News website): Forward! Now is Not the Time… We have glimpses into the identity of the Beast, the False Prophet, […]
Germany’s Merkel Says to Wait on Palestinian Recognition
Angela Merkel COGwriter After meeting with the Palestinian President today, Germany’s Chancellor came out and said to wait for recognition of Palestinian statehood: 21:10 05.05.11 Merkel warns against unilateral recognition of Palestinian state German chancellor pushes for an ‘urgent’ return to negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians after meeting with Palestinian President Abbas, who said […]
Israelis and Palestinians Lobbying for Peace Deal in Europe
Jerusalem COGwriter At least one top Israeli and one top Palestinian leader are meeting with different European leaders today to lobby for what they want for a peace deal: In Paris, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy while the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, was expected in Berlin to talk with […]
Mexico Buys Gold While Dumping US Dollar
The 220 kg Gold brick displayed in Taiwan COGwriter The US dollar has been dropping and some in Mexico are trying to do something about it: Bank Of Mexico Buys 100 Tons Of Gold In February, March Wall Street Journal – May 4, 2011 Mexico’s central bank purchased almost 100 metric tons of gold in […]
US House Passes No Abortion Funding ‘Law’
Bas-relief at Angkor Wat depicting a demon performing an ancient abortion. COGwriter This is an interesting development because about a month ago, the House agreed to a spending bill that did allow some of the types of abortion funding that it now is trying to restrict: House passes restrictive antiabortion package Los Angeles Times – Kathleen […]
EU Gains More Influence at UN
COGwriter The European Union has finally got the United Nations to formally increase its influence: EU wins super-observer status at UN The European Union on Tuesday secured super-observer status at the United Nations after overcoming objections from small states that they could see their influence eroded. Telegraph – May 3, 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8490946/EU-wins-super-observer-status-at-UN.html UN votes to […]
Price of ‘Rare Earth’ Metals Skyrocketing
Neodymium Magnet on a Hard Drive COGwriter The world is starting to become upset by the fact that China controls 95% or so of certain “rare earth elements”(like neodymium ) and has dramatically reduced their export: Rare earth prices are reaching rarefied heights. World prices have doubled in the last four months for rare earths […]
Canada Votes to Change Government Power
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada COGwriter Canada is changing: The news from Canada that Monday’s national election brought Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper “his coveted majority government,” means the country’s political landscape has just undergone “a dramatic and unpredicted realignment,” CBC News reports. As Toronto’s Globe and Mail puts it, the election “decimated the Bloc Québécois […]
KJV Turned 400 Today
KJV Bible COGwriter The King James Version, translation of the textus receptus into English happened four hundred years ago. Here is some of what Fox reported: Happy 400th Birthday to the King James Bible — The Most Influential Book in the English Language FOX News – May 2, 2011 The poetic power of the King […]