Damascus, Capital of Syria COGwriter The USA has apparently agreed to help arm the opposition to President Assad in Syria: March 28, 2013 Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of Damascus, officials […]
Month: March 2013
Was Sunday the day Jesus was resurrected?
COGwriter Was Jesus resurrected on a Sunday? What does the Bible teach? (For some information about the crucifixion in Spanish, please click on ¿Murió Jesús un día miércoles o un viernes?) Here is one explanation, primarily using New Testament texts, about the day of the crucifixion and the day of the resurrection, from the 1952, […]
Obama, Supreme Court, and homosexual ‘marriage’
COGwriter US President Obama made some comments about homosexual marriage and what he wants the US Supreme Court to do about it: March 27, 2013 Urging the Supreme Court to act on the pair of gay marriage cases it has heard in the past two days, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that it is […]
BRICS proposing their own development bank. A prelude to the time of the Gentiles?
Durban, South Africa COGwriter In another move that will tend to decouple international economies from the US dollar, the gentile group of nations known as the BRICS are looking at their own international bank: March 27, 2013 Leaders of the so-called Brics nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – are meeting in […]
Did Jesus die on a Wednesday or Friday?
COGwriter Many believe that Jesus was crucified on what we in English call Friday. But that is not the case, Jesus was killed on the afternoon after Passover, which was on a Wednesday that year. (To see this in Spanish, please click on ¿Murió Jesús un día miércoles o un viernes? ) But how do […]
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg considered a ‘distinguished statesman’ in USA, but 54% of Germans do not (now) want him back
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (World Economic Forum) COGwriter A recent survey found that 38% of Germans want their former German Defense Minister, Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg to make a political comeback (the following is machine translated from German to English): A survey released on Tuesday shows 54 percent of Germans are against the retired Guttenberg re-entering […]
Muslim Brotherhood taking steps against opposition in Egypt and now somewhat representing Syria
Muslim Brotherhood الإخوان المسلمون Al-Ikhwān Al-Muslimūn COGwriter The Muslim Brotherhood is trying to hold on to power in Egypt: CAIRO—Egypt’s public prosecutor issued arrest warrants for five prominent pro-democracy activists on suspicion of inciting violence during weekend rioting, raising fears of a crackdown against opponents of the politically dominant Muslim Brotherhood. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323466204578382891679540754.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Egypt’s prosecutor general […]
Apostolic Christians kept the Days of Unleavened Bread, should you?
Unleavened Bread COGwriter Last night began the seven day feast of unleavened bread. Yet even many Westerners have never even heard of this biblical period. And most of those who have consider it to be a Jewish practice. But early Christians kept them. First, notice God’s instructions in the Hebrew scriptures: 6 And on the […]
Syrian Jihadists getting more weapons
Damage from Syrian Conflict COGwriter Jihadists in Syria are getting better armed: March 25, 2013 A Syrian rebel group the Obama administration considers a terrorist organization is managing to obtain modern anti-tank weapons meant for other groups fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad, according to regional experts. The Jihadist Jabhat al-Nusra militia is managing to […]
Cyprus deal and Herman Van Rompuy
Herman Van Rompuy COGwriter A deal that will hurt Russian and other depositors was agreed to by Cyprus and EU’s President Herman Van Rompuy is backing it: March 25, 2013 PARIS — Global stock markets pushed higher Monday after Cyprus reached an agreement that allowed it to avoid a collapse of its financial system and […]