Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev COGwriter Russia’s president announced that Russia is committed to increasing its military spending : (AP) MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday vehemently defended plans to increase the country’s military spending, dismissing criticism by an influential finance minister who quit after expressing frustration over the subject. Alexei Kudrin’s resignation Monday followed […]
Month: September 2011
Nuclear Iran in 2012? If So, Saudis May Want Pakistani Nuclear Support
Hiroshima After the Atomic Bomb Was Detonated COGwriter In not too many month, Iran might become a nuclear-bomb owning power: Iran just months from N-bomb IRAN may be just six months away from developing a nuclear bomb, despite international attempts to thwart the program through sanctions and cyber attacks. Sunday Times – Sept 26, 2011 […]
The Fall Holy Days Begin Wednesday: Did Early Christians Keep Them?
John Chrysostom (Istanbul, Turkey. May 2008) COGwriter The biblical Fall Holy Day season is just about upon us. At sunset Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 is the first day of Tishri in the biblical calendar. That will be begin what we in the Living Church of God refer to as the Feast of Trumpets and what […]
TW: End Time Scoffers
COGwriter Notice the following from the latest TW News & Prophecy from the Living Church of God: End-time scoffers. Professor Richard Dawkins is well known for his philosophical conjecture that life came into existence by chance evolutionary processes. As a scientist, Dr. Dawkins prefers to lecture on philosophy, ridiculing people for their “irrational” belief in […]
Peace Deal in 2012?
Flag of Palestine COGwriter Palestine made its bid for statehood official at the United Nations and others made some suggestions about a deadline for a peace deal: Abbas proclaims ‘Palestinian Spring’ to cheering crowd of thousands msnbc.com – 25 September 2011 A Palestinian boy holds a flag in front of members of the Palestinian security forces […]
Lutherans Want Martin Luther’s Excommunication Lifted; Cardinal Koch Wants Lutheran Compromise
Kurt Koch COGwriter The ecumenical posturing from the Lutherans and the Vatican continues: …the head of the Lutheran Church council in Germany and the pope’s chief ecumenical officer publicly demonstrated how much is left to discuss. The Lutheran leader also was asked about the hopes some Lutherans expressed that Pope Benedict would “rehabilitate” Martin Luther […]
Might Euro Fall in Six Weeks? LCG: Will Europe Come Apart?
COGwriter Might the Euro collapse in six weeks? Notice the following claim from an important UK leader: Six weeks to save the euro: Chancellor’s warning after another day of financial turmoil World leaders were warned last night that they have just six weeks to save the euro from collapse. On another day of gathering economic […]
CNN: Should USA Be Like Joseph and Store Wheat?
Wheat COGwriter CNN had an interesting article: Should the U.S. emulate the Biblical Joseph and store grain? CNN Senior National Editor – Sept 23, 2011… Might America wake one day and discover that those “amber waves of grain” and the bounty of its “fruited plain” no longer is enough to feed its citizens? American farmers […]
COGWA and James Malm
COGwriter Late yesterday, COGWA (Church of God, a Worldwide Association) posted the following from its president, Jim Franks: A lot has happened in the past nine months and even more in the past few weeks! As an organization we now have all the officers and operation managers in place. And COGWA’s focus since its inception, […]
TW on Pope and Youth Day; COGwriter on Pope’s Ecumenical Plea
Pope Benedict XVI COGwriter In today’s TW News & Prophecy, the Living Church of God reported: Last month, hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholic youth from around the globe met in Madrid for World Youth Day (WYD) and to hear Pope Benedict XVI speak. WYD is designed to reach Roman Catholic youth and bring “meaning” […]