Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Iran COGwriter The USA, certain Arab states, and the President of France (Hollande) do not want Israel to attack Iran, at least not now and as it seems planned to them: October 31, 2012 US military commanders have warned their Israeli counterparts that any action against Iran would severely limit the ability […]
Month: October 2012
Catholics: For and Against Halloween
COGwriter Halloween is often considered as a Catholic holiday, but within Catholicism there are different views of it, and there are differing views in other groups. Here is the view of one Catholic writer endorsing Halloween: It should be noted that Halloween is a Catholic holiday. Pope Gregory IV in 835 made it the universal […]
Martin Luther: 95 Theses, But He Forgot One that Really Mattered
Martin Luther COGwriter October 31st marks the day that Martin Luther hammered his now famous 95 theses back in 1517. While the Church of Rome now agrees with many of the items on his list, back then this caused tremendous dissension and was a key factor in the so-called Protestant Reformation. While the terms “word […]
Hindu in India Wrong: The ‘Reckoning’ is Not in 2012
One Bowing Before the ‘Kalki’ COGwriter Years ago, I communicated with a Hindu in India named Vijay Kumar about prophetic matters. Here is some of what he posted a few years ago and that is still at his website: Yes! 2012… shall be the year of reckoning. 2012 shall be remembered in history of mankind […]
Storm Cripples East Coast and Kills
COGwriter The storm known as Hurricane Sandy is having major effects on the East Coast of North America: Monster storm Sandy leaves New York, eastern US crippled Reuters – 30 October 2012 Hurricane Sandy lashes East Coast. NEW YORK – Hurricane Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, battered the densely […]
TW: New Zealand Moving Towards Legalization of Homosexual Marriage
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter The latest TW News & Prophecy from the Living Church of God has the following: The “Marriage Equality” bill that seeks to redefine marriage to include unions between two members of the same sex, overwhelmingly passed its first Parliamentary reading. NZ Prime Minister, John Key, one of the […]
Richard Ames: Armageddon Postponed?
Richard Ames and Bob Thiel, October 8, 2012 COGwriter In his latest commentary Living Church of God Evangelist Richard Ames has the following: Commentary: Armageddon Postponed? Fifty Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis By Richard F. Ames | Monday, October 29, 2012 Sunday, October 28 marked the 50th anniversary of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s momentous […]
Australia’s PM Gillard Speaks of ‘Asian Century’ and Learning Mandarin & Hindi, But…
Julia Gillard COGwriter The Prime Minister of Australia has just proposed language lessons to deal with China’s and India’s growing influence: Gillard: Australia must embrace ‘Asian Century’ By Monica Attard, for CNN October 29, 2012 CNN) — Every Australian child should learn Mandarin, Hindi or other regional language as the nation’s future is tied to […]
Richard A. Wilson on Halloween’s Origins
COGwriter In his latest commentary, LCG’s Richard A. Wilson had the following: As the weather cools down and autumn leaves change, millions of people around the world will celebrate on October 31 a very strange and macabre phenomenon called “Halloween.” It is relatively easy to research the holiday’s beginnings and learn of its pagan roots, […]
Quitting Smoking Extends Women’s Lifespans
(Photo by Geierunited) COGwriter Quitting cigarette smoking is good for your health. And a new study out of the UK has quantified that for women: Life expectancy was dramatically improved among participants in Great Britain’s Million Women Study who quit smoking compared with continuous smokers, confirming the previously uncertain benefits of smoking cessation in women, […]