“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter The ‘can’ of the fiscal cliff was officially kicked down the road today by the US Congress: January 31, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final approval on Thursday to legislation suspending the statutory debt ceiling until May, officially turning Congress’s attention to the […]
Month: January 2013
BibleNewsProphecy: Should Christians watch American football?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a new video on our YouTube channel called Bible New Prophecy. BibleNewsProphecy uploaded: Should Christians watch American football? . Should Christians watch the sport of American tackle football? Are other violent sports such as boxing appropriate? What does the Bible teach? Did early Christians watch […]
Iran closer to developing nuclear weapons
Nagasaki Nuclear Bomb (1945) COGwriter Iran seems to have developed another capability which will accelerate its ability to perhaps make nuclear weapons: January 31, 2013 Iran is planning to install new equipment at its main nuclear enrichment facility that could refine uranium much faster than its current machines. Diplomats speaking to Western news media on […]
Federal Reserve to continue with $85 billion in monthly ‘money creation’
Ben Bernanke COGwriter U.S. Federal Reserve said that it intends to continue to create $85 billion dollars each month as part of its third round of “quantitative easing” (which has been dubbed “QE3”): 1/30/13 The Federal Reserve will keep purchasing securities at the rate of $85 billion a month after the economy paused because of […]
Israeli military strike and concerns about Syria’s chemical weapons
Chemical Weapons Canisters COGwriter Israel apparently attacked a target in Syria today: January 30, 2013 JERUSALEM — Israeli Air Force planes reportedly struck a target in southern Syria near the border with Lebanon early Wednesday. Quoting security sources, international wire services reported that Israeli aircraft attacked a convoy after an unusually high level of activity […]
US economy shrinks a small amount, defense cuts blamed
COGwriter The Commerce Department reports that the economy of the USA shrunk a small amount last quarter: 30 January 2013 The United States economy contracted unexpectedly in the final quarter of 2012, hurt by weaker exports, a drop in military spending and a slower buildup in inventories. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that economic output […]
HWA: Where does the biblical chronology begin?
COGwriter Where does the Bible actually begin? In terms of time order, John 1:1, and not Genesis 1:1 as many assume. Here is an explanation from the late Herbert W. Armstrong: If one should ask, where do you find the actual beginning of events in the Bible, most who possess even a slight knowledge of […]
Reports of North Koreans eating children
14th Century Tapestry of the Third Horseman of the Apocalypse Representing Famine COGwriter North Korea has so little food that some few have gone to eating children, and sometimes unknowingly, other people: January 29, 2013 North Korean parents ‘eating their own children’ after being driven mad by hunger in famine-hit pariah state Undercover reporters found […]
Warning that Egyptian state could collapse
Mohamed Morsi, Official Photograph COGwriter There have been so many difficulties in Egypt that at least one top official there believes that the state could collapse (and others wonder if there will be another revolution): 1/29/2013 Egypt’s army chief warned Tuesday of “the collapse of the state” if the political crisis roiling the nation for […]
Twitter’s Vine has had a pornography problem
COGwriter Twitter has had a pornography problem with one of its latest products article: Twitter’s Vine Has a Porn Problem, Just Like the Rest of the Internet Last week, Twitter debuted Vine, its new stand-alone video app. Within a few days, Twitter was met with a graphic surprise: Its darling new tool is now a […]