Vaclav Klaus COGwriter There are two interesting EU-related items below: Václav Klaus warns that the destruction of Europe’s democracy may be in its final phase ‘Two-faced’ politicians have opened the door to an EU superstate by giving up on democracy, Václav Klaus, the veteran Czech statesman, tells Bruno Waterfield.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/9559937/Vclav-Klaus-warns-that-the-destruction-of-Europes-democracy-may-be-in-its-final-phase.html Major new drive to claw back […]
Month: September 2012
NYC’s New Abortion Program for 14 Year-Olds
Bas-relief at Angkor Wat depicting a demon performing an ancient abortion. COGwriter In older times, abortions involved external brutality, but now they have gone high-tech for school children in New York City: 24 September 2012 (CBS News) NEW YORK – New York City’s Department of Education has begun offering “morning after” contraceptive pills to students […]
GMOs, Superweeds, Pests, and Massive Risks to Food Supply
Corn Zea mays (Andrew Butko) COGwriter More and more problems associated with genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in the food supply are being being recognized. Here are some related to superweeds and pests: Drought and SuperBugs Devastate U.S. Corn Crop http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/12658-drought-and-superbugs-devastate-us-corn-crop Superweeds pose GM-resistant challenge for farmers BBC – Sept 18, 2012 US farmers are facing a […]
German Views on Money, Gold, and the Return of the Deutsche Mark
COGwriter Leaders in Germany consider gold to be money: Germany Eyes Gold Standard New York Sun – Sept 22, 2012… Deutsche Bank’s report is “Gold: Adjusting for Zero.” It reckons we’re in a situation that is “Zero for growth, yield, velocity and confidence.” It says: “We believe there are nearly zero real options available to […]
Linus was not Pope Linus
COGwriter September 23rd is the day recognized by the Catholics of Rome to honor Linus of Rome. Typically he is shown second on the list of bishops that purport to show the Roman Catholic pontiffs. There is an individual named Linus in the Bible. He is mentioned one time. Here is the only passage that […]
Satan and the Day of Atonement
COGwriter The Christian Day of Atonement is based on the English translation of the Hebrew for the Holy day Jews tend to call Yom Kippur. It begins at sunset Tuesday, September 25, 2012 and ends at sunset September 26, 2012. Here is a statement by LCG’s Rod McNair about Satan and the Day of Atonement: […]
Civil Unrest May Cause Europe to Get Another ‘Hitler’
1630 Depiction of Beasts of Daniel 7 COGwriter Will civil unrest result in the Beast rising up? Dalio Fears Social Unrest That Led to Hitler’s Rise CNBC – Sept 21, 2012 Ray Dalio, founder and co-chief investment officer of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, thinks it’s likely the euro will survive; however, he […]
Karl Guttenberg Film: Zoon Politician to Come?
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg COGwriter A comedic film about Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is getting closer to completion. From time to time it is getting mentioned in the German press. The following article was basically machine-translated from German into English and has at least one interesting comment (the actual German version of the story is shown below […]
Global and USA Religious Intolerance Rising
The US Bill of Rights COGwriter Along with many other parts of the world, the USA is now being recognized as a land of increasing religious intolerance: The annual study, compiled by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, concluded that three-fourths of the world’s population live in countries that impose significant […]
Australian House Votes to Defend Marriage
COGwriter Some in Australia seem to be bucking a trend in other Anglo-dominated lands: Australia has overwhelmingly chosen to preserve the traditional definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman by voting against a bill that sought to amend the definition to include same-sex couples. The House of Representatives voted 98-42 […]