COGwriter A group of ‘black pastors’ are opposing US President Barack Obama’s support of homosexual marriage: 31 July 2012 Washington (CNN) – A group of conservative black pastors are responding to President Barack Obama’s support of same-sex marriage with what they say will be a national campaign aimed at rallying black Americans to rethink their […]
Month: July 2012
Samson Supporting Evidence Found
Samson and Lion Fountain, Saint Petersburg COGwriter Samson’s existence has sometimes been doubted by biblical skeptics. Samson was a judge in Israel and is best known for his long hair, affair with Delilah, and destroying his enemies upon his death. But before he was as famous, Samson killed a lion: 5 So Samson went down […]
India: 600 Million Lose Power
Stadium in New Delhi, India COGwriter India has had major power outages: 31 July 2012 New Delhi (CNN) — India suffered its second huge, crippling power failure in two days Tuesday, depriving as much as half of the vast and populous country, or up to 600 million people, of electricity and disrupting transport networks. The […]
Herbert W. Armstrong was Born 120 Years Ago
COGwriter Herbert W. Armstrong was born 120 years ago, on July 31, 1892. And a lot has happened in the world since he was born. From automobiles to the space age, from paper to computers and the internet, from WWI to WWII to terrorism, from societal respect for biblical principles to abortion & homosexual marriage […]
German and USA Leaders Defend the Euro
European Central Bank, Frankfurt (Eric Chan) COGwriter Top financial leaders in the USA and Germany want to defend the Euro: 30 July 2012 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble backed a commitment by European leaders to do everything needed to defend the euro area while failing to mention its […]
200,000 Flee in Syria: Another ‘Nail in Assad’s Coffin’?
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (Source: Agência Brasil, Wikipedia) COGwriter President Assad’s troops are causing massive amounts of Syrians to flee: 30 July 2012 (AP) The U.N. said 200,000 Syrians have fled the embattled city of Aleppo since intense clashes between regime forces and rebels began 10 days ago.The government forces turned mortars, tank and helicopter […]
Seth Forrestier: Why Work?
COGwriter In an LCG commentary titled Why Work?, Seth Forrestier has the following: In the Bible, God has a lot to say about work; in fact, He was the first to do work! In John 1:1-4 we find that God had all power. He had everything. Then, of His own will, He created the heavens […]
Syria Criticising Sunni Regimes, Islamic & Biblical Prophecy
Damascus, Capital of Syria COGwriter A Syrian official made some rare public statements about other Sunni nations: 29 July 2012 BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian regime accused regional powerhouses Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey of trying to destroy the country and vowed Sunday that it would defeat rebels who have captured large swathes of the […]
Mitt Romney Supporting a Preemptive Strike By Israel on Iran, and to a Degree, so is the Obama Administration
Mitt Romney (Gage Skidmore, 2011) COGwriter Expected US Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is in Israel and an aid released some statements of military support: 29 July 2012 Romney Would Back Israeli Strikes on Iran, Adviser Says Wall Street Journal – By SARA MURRAY JERUSALEM—Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney would support Israel if it launched strikes […]
Slow US Economy Seems to Suggest More Debt
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter The USA is not like it used to be, and will likely increase its debt: 28 July 2012 Today the American Dream is in peril. But it doesn’t have to be this way. What we are experiencing is not normal. Being 15 to 20 million […]