COGwriter The United Church of God (UCG) reports that it has replaced Melvin Rhodes as Chairman of the Council of Elders, with Robin Webber: The Council of Elders met at 4 p.m. ET to discuss various items of United Church of God business. On the agenda was the selection of a new chairman. Long-time church pastor and […]
Month: November 2012
Greeks Rioting Related to Austerity Cuts: A Prelude for Riots Elsewhere?
Greek Riots, 2008 COGwriter The Greeks are again rioting: The Greek Parliament endured another night of tear gas and intra-party turmoil Wednesday to pass its latest package of spending cuts, tax hikes and labor-market reforms, just as new figures confirmed the economy’s continued deterioration. This year, Greece’s output will be just 80% of what it […]
Ron Paul: USA is “Far Gone”; UCG on USA Marriage Battle
COGwriter Former presidential candidate Ron Paul made some comments today: Ron Paul: Election shows U.S. ‘far gone’ Washington Times – Nov 8, 2012 Rep. Ron Paul, whose maverick presidential bids shook the GOP, said in the wake of this week’s elections that the country has already veered over the fiscal cliff and he sees no […]
Wallace Smith Asks and Answers: Can Obama Save America?
COGwriter The latest commentary from the Living Church of God, by Wallace Smith, has the following: Post-Election 2012: Can the President Save America? By Wallace G. Smith | Thursday, November 08, 2012 On November 6, the citizens of the United States of America re-elected President Barack Obama. Throughout the campaign, the President promised a better […]
Gridlock Caused the Destruction of Mayan Civilization?
Ancient Mayan City of Palenque COGwriter Got an email of a news item that contained the following from an interview with Rebecca Costa: I don’t want to argue with historians, whether the Mayans collapsed because of drought or warfare or pandemic virus… And in fact, what I did discover was that there were two early […]
Two States Approve Same-Sex Marriage, Two Approved Limited Marijuana Use
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter An article about last night’s election had the following: November 7, 2012… Obama told ecstatic supporters in the cavernous McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago… “We are and forever will be the United States of America.” The presidential vote capped a night of gains for the once beaten-down American […]
Obama Re-Elected, So What is Ahead?
COGwriter The voters of the United States re-elected Barack Obama as president, kept the US Senate under Democratic party control, and the US House of Representatives under Republican party control. Basically, this means that the voters decided to continue down the same basic direction that the USA has been on the past two-four years. Here […]
Blasts in Damascus: A Prelude of Isaiah 17?
Damascus, Capital of Syria COGwriter Syria’s capital Damascus is increasingly being affected by the unrest there and some were killed in bomb blasts there: November 6, 2012 (Reuters) – Deadly explosions struck a Damascus district housing members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect and gunmen killed the brother of the speaker of parliament, as […]
Can the USA Afford the Winner of This Presidential Election?
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter Just got an email newsletter that has the following in an article by Eric Fry titled Election Day: The choice of two expensive promises: It’s Election Day! Woohoo! Today, we Americans will enter voting booths all across the nation to pull the levers that […]
LCG Commentary: The Election
COGwriter Today’s LCG commentary has the following: The Election By Roger Meyer (guest columnist) | Tuesday, November 06, 2012 The election cycle in the U.S. has been in full swing for months and it is quickly drawing to a close. All of the candidates for public office are trying to make their election sure. What […]