2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami COGwriter The Solomon Islands was hit with an earthquake and tsunami: Tsunami Causes Deaths and Damages Homes on Solomon Islands By SUZANNE McFADDEN and GERRY MULLANY Published: February 6, 2013 AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami that sent strong waves crashing into several South […]
Month: February 2013
Smoking rates higher among the mentally ill
(Photo by Geierunited) COGwriter A new study finds that cigarette smoking is higher among the mentally ill: People with mental illness are 70 percent more likely to smoke cigarettes than people without mental illness, two federal health agencies reported Tuesday. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and […]
North Korean propaganda film shows USA getting nuked; Japan has concerns.
Japanese Ministry of Defense (本屋) COGwriter North Korea has decided to continue its sabre rattling via a propaganda film: February 5, 2013 In propaganda video, N. Korea “bombs” the U.S… The video, interspersed with an animated space shuttle and patriotic flag waving, culminates with an all-out aerial assault on an unspecified U.S. metropolis, followed by […]
Obama Administration memo on killing Americans
COGwriter Some documents were leaked to the press about the rationale that the Obama Administration has used for killing Americans that it believes are affiliated with al-Qaida: 5 February 2013 The United States government can legally kill one of its citizen overseas if it determines the person is a “senior, operational leader” of al-Qaeda or […]
China’s smog choking Japan
COGwriter China is exporting a large amount of polluted air to Japan: February 5, 2013 Smog from China is now drifting over parts of Japan, triggering health warnings for the young and sick. Japanese media has been saturated with coverage of the thick, choking smog blanketing Beijing and other Chinese cities in recent days. News […]
Many sadly promoting ‘gay’ scouts
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter More are trying to pressure the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to accept homosexuality: 4 February 2013 IRVING, Texas Scouts and their families have delivered a petition to the Boy Scouts of America headquarters urging an end to a policy banning gay scouts and leaders from the organization. […]
Iran and Syria warn Israel
Jerusalem COGwriter Both Iran and Syria are warning that action may be taken against Israel for its recent incursion into Syria: 4 February 2013 (DAMASCUS, Syria) — A top Iranian official visiting Damascus on Monday said Israel will regret its “latest aggression” on Syria and said the entire Muslim world should be ready to defend […]
Valentine’s Day and love
COGwriter Valentine’s Day is observed by many in February. Currently we are starting to see store displays and tv & print ads for it. Last year, the improperly named Christianity Today (CT) sometimes seemed to try to justify its position on the holiday by talking about love, as this is what its Valentine’s page began […]
Reading the Bible literally?
COGwriter Many people feel that the Bible should interpret itself. At theological schools they teach that there are various forms of biblical interpretation. Theological schools (and their graduates) tend emphasize one or more styles of what they call biblical exegesis–some of them, such as an excessive emphasis on allegorization, which are vain and overlook what […]
Earthquake warning
Earthquake in Northridge California, January 17, 1994 COGwriter Various geologists believe that an earthquake warning system needs to be put into place: February 3, 2013 The San Andreas Fault is overdue for a powerful earthquake, geologists say, but there is no way to predict when it will strike. Yet as Japan has demonstrated, it is […]