COGwriter Melvin Rhodes, Chairman of the Council of Elder of the United Church of God (UCG) posted the following: In a few days the Council of Elders will be starting an historic week of meetings. For the first time we will be holding our quarterly meetings by video conference. This will enable the church to […]
Month: August 2012
Flooding in North Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, and China
COGwriter North Korea has had flooding, 88 deaths, and now has a new food shortage crisis: August 3, 2012 (CNN) — The World Food Programme said Friday it is stepping in to feed people in North Korea, where floods have ruined crops and left nearly 63,000 homeless, according to reports. The United Nations declared […]
COGWA on USA Presidential Election
COGwriter In its latest member letter, COGWA’s Jim Franks wrote the following: Here in the U.S. we are only three months away from a hotly contested presidential election. The political mudslinging has already begun, and I am sure it will intensify… Jesus Christ would not vote for any of the candidates. The article went on […]
CDC: Beware of Pigs as More Catch Swine Flu
COGwriter Swine flu is in the news again: Beware that pig, CDC says, as 12 more catch swine flu Los Angeles Times -3 August 2012 The US Centers for Disease Control has words of caution for people planning to attend a local fair this summer: Watch out for sick pigs, which could be infected with […]
Gold and Grain
COGwriter The Wall Street Journal ran the following: Gold Will Get a Rise if It Goes With the Grain Wall Street Journal – Aug 2, 2012 Gold is poised to get a boost from surging corn and soybean prices, as investors look to the metal as a hedge against the growing risk of global inflation. […]
Chinese Communists Increasing Church Attendance
Prohibition To Prohibit = Tree + (Divine) Command COGwriter There is an increase in church attendance amongst Communist Party members in the Peoples Republic of China: Chinese Communist Party ‘Members’ Increasingly Attend Church More Communist Party members in the Peoples Republic of China are attending church, according to the U.S. State Department’s latest report on […]
Scientists Say 40% Chance of Megaquake Hitting Oregon & California; COGwriter Says 100%
Japan 2011 Earthquake (Choo photo) COGwriter Scientists believe the Western coast of the USA has a high chance of a megaquake like Japan had last year: High chance of major Oregon quake: study Aug 1, 2012 The western US state of Oregon has a 40 percent chance in the next half-century of suffering a massive […]
Reuters: Obama Signed Secret Order to Back Rebels to Overthrow Syria’s Assad
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (Source: Agência Brasil, Wikipedia) COGwriter The Guardian is running the following: 2 August 2012 Obama signs order supporting Syria’s rebels, reports say… Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorising US support for Syrian rebels seeking to overthrow the Assad government, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters… Precisely when […]
Japan and India Improving Military Ties; Some Japanese Want Nuclear Weapons
T Japanese Ministry of Defense (本屋) COGwriter India and Japan are apparently getting so concerned about China that they conducted joint naval exercises: As China Eyes Indian Ocean, Japan and India Pair Up on Defense For two days last month, ships from the Indian and Japanese naval forces held joint military exercises in waters off […]
Jewish Home Party Calls for Law to Get Jerusalem Temple
A Depiction of Levites Carrying the Ark of the Covenant COGwriter A leader from the Jewish Home party has called for a law that essentially would protect the right to build a temple in Jerusalem: MK Zevulun Orlev of the Jewish Home party has called for massive reforms, including new Basic Laws, in order to […]