Chemical Weapons Canisters COGwriter USA President Obama commented some about the USA’s expected response about chemical weapons being used in Syria: 30 April 2013 WASHINGTON — President Obama softened his threat to Syria over its possible use of chemical weapons, telling reporters that if conclusive proof of such activity emerges, he “would rethink a range” […]
Month: April 2013
Walpurgis Night: Witches’ Sabbath?
Witches’ Sabbath COGwriter On April 30th, some observe something they call Walpurgis Night. Walpurgis Night is somewhat considered to be a Catholic holiday as its name comes from a Catholic saint named Walpurga. It is sometimes also known as the Witches’ Sabbath. It is widely celebrated in parts of Europe on April 30th and May […]
Pope Pius V Day: What did he teach about Sunday and Protestants?
Pope Pius V COGwriter April 30th is the Catholic “Feast day” for one who has been designated as “St. Pope Pius V.” Here is some of what Catholic.org says about him: Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic Reformation…As pope, Pius saw his main objective as the continuation of the […]
Bill Clinton endorses NBA star’s ‘coming out of the closet’
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter A National Basketball Association (NBA) player decided to publicly declare his homosexuality, and former USA President Bill Clinton quickly endorsed this: 29 April 2013 Jason Collins Comes Out of the Closet: Athletes and Fans React on Twitter Most were supportive of the journeyman NBAer. He spent 12 years […]
Netherlands preparing for a king
Willem Alexander (srslyguys) COGwriter The Dutch are expecting to get a king: 29 April 2013 The Queen’s Abdication… She will sign the Instrument of Abdication in the Mozeszaal Room, formerly known as the City Council Chamber, under the watchful eye of the enormous 1737 Jacob de Wit painting depicting the story of Moses choosing seventy […]
HWA: Does God Heal Today?
COGwriter The late Pastor General of the old Worldwide Church of God, Hebert W. Armstrong, wrote a booklet on healing. Here are some excerpts: Is the day of miracles PAST? We read in the New Testament that when Jesus Christ was on earth 1900 years ago, He HEALED THE SICK. It seems there are so […]
Obama pushing abortion access, but what is the truth about late term abortions?
Official Photograph COGwriter US President Barack Obama is concerned about certain restrictions against abortions: President Barack Obama vowed Friday to fight with Planned Parenthood against what he said were efforts across the country to turn women’s health back to the 1950s… Mr. Obama asserted that “an assault on women’s rights” is underway across the country, […]
Pope Francis continues to direct his followers towards “Mary”
COGwriter Pope Francis continues to direct people towards his version of “Mary” as he said the following today [Translation by Joseph Trabbic]: April 28, 2013 Before concluding this celebration I would like to entrust the confirmandi and all of you to Our Lady. The Virgin Mary teaches us what it means to live in the […]
Did early Christians teach that humans possessed immortality?
COGwriter The vast majority in the Greco-Roman faiths of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxism, and Protestantism believe that humans have an immortal soul. Yet, the Continuing Church of God does not. What does the Bible teach? What was that the teaching of early church leaders often venerated as saints by the Greco-Romans on this? This was […]
Russia’s steps before and after the Boston Marathon bombing
Vladimir Putin, Official Photograph COGwriter Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a few comments related to the Boston Marathon bombing: Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on the Boston Marathon bombing during a marathon public question-and-answer session Thursday, claiming the information Russia provided the FBI about one of the alleged bombers did not have “operative […]