Guido Westerwelle COGwriter Notice the following from the latest TW News & Prophecy from the Living Church of God: “10 countries for a United States of Europe”– so read a headline last week in Presseurope. “Ten EU foreign ministers participating in a ‘study group for the future of Europe’ aim to exert pressure to transform […]
Month: June 2012
Egypt’s ‘First Islamist President’ Takes Office
Mohamed Morsi (Photo by Mohammed Bin Abdullah) COGwriter The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi (sometimes spelled Mursi or Morsy in English) has now taken his oath of office: By Alistair Lyon and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO | Sat Jun 30, 2012 (Reuters) – Egypt’s first Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, was sworn in on Saturday, propelling his Muslim […]
UNESCO Makes Declaration on ‘The Church of the Nativity,’ But Was Jesus Born There?
COGwriter The United Nations is now involved with the site in Bethlehem commonly known as the “Church of the Nativity”: June 29, 2012 UNESCO designates Church of the Nativity as endangered site The Palestinians on Friday persuaded the U.N. cultural agency to list the Church of the Nativity — the place where Christians believe Jesus […]
Europe Summit ‘Breakthrough’ Towards More Political and Banking Unity
Herman Van Rompuy COGwriter Earlier today, the EU President Herman Van Rompuy some statements of possible prophetic interest: 29 June 2012 Meeting for the 19th time since the debt crisis exploded, leaders of the 17 countries that use the euro currency agreed they will let funds intended to bail out indebted governments funnel money directly […]
Another Mayan Calendar 2012 Interpretation
Last Page of the Dresden Codex COGwriter Another Mayan calendar view is out: 28 June 2012 A newly discovered Mayan text reveals the “end date” for the Maya calendar. But unlike some modern people, ancient Maya did not expect the world to end on that date, researchers said. “This text talks about ancient political […]
Egypt’s New President Declares Koran is the Constitution
Quran COGwriter The former head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s official website and now Egypt’s President, Dr. Morsi, made an interesting declaration: ‘The Koran Is Our Constitution’: Egyptian President Promises to Ignore Egyptian Constitution For The Sake of Sharia In Chilling Speech …the man who is now President of Egypt says… “No, the Koran is our […]
Supreme Court Protects ‘Right to Lie’
COGwriter Various decisions of the US Supreme Court were released today and yesterday. The following may be the most morally disturbing (and that does not mean that others are not morally disturbing as well): 28 June 2012 Supreme Court strikes down Stolen Valor Act for military medals Los Angeles Times – The US Supreme Court on […]
Syria’s Assad Talks War and Russia Still Supporting Him, For Now
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (Source: Agência Brasil, Wikipedia) COGwriter Syria is again receiving international attention: 28 June 2102 World leaders are scrabbling for purchase, calling an emergency meeting in Geneva as the Syrian conflict descends into a full-fledged war. With President Bashar al-Assad’s pronouncement two days ago that the conflict is now a war, it […]
Feast Day for Irenaeus of Lyon: Saint or Major Heretic?
An engraving allegedly of Irenaeus, in Gaul (now Lyons, France) COGwriter Today is considered to be the feast/saint’s day for Irenaeus of Lyon. His writings are some of the earliest available on certain heresies and he claimed to have met the faithful Polycarp of Smyrna. For years, I have considered him to be a major […]
Burglarizing Mourners!
19th Century Burglar Tools COGwriter While many mourn, certain burglars try to take advantage: Warning: Burglars read the obituaries, too MSNBC – June 27, 2012 “Obituary burglaries,” as they are sometimes called, are happening across the country. Last month, Sherriff’s deputies in Snohomish County, Wash., (just north of Seattle) arrested three men for more than a […]