Australia’s Kevin Rudd COGwriter For the second time, Kevin Rudd has become Prime Minister of Australia, replacing Julia Gillard: June 27, 2013 Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as prime minister of Australia, a day after he ousted Julia Gillard as leader of the Labor Party. Mr Rudd took the oath at Government House in […]
Month: June 2013
Turkey’s EU plans being delayed
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey COGwriter The Turkish government’s reaction to the protests in Turkey are being cited as a reason to delays Turkey’s plans to be part of the EU: The EU has decided to postpone talks with Ankara aimed at moving forward on Turkey’s membership in the bloc until later this year. Germany had […]
LCG’s Leona Bonjour died
Gaylyn and Leona Bonjour COGwriter Shortly before 8:00 p.m. EDT on 6/26/2013, Mrs. Leona Bonjour died. She had cancer for some time, and recently entered hospice. She worked for the Living Church of God in its mailing and shipping department for around 14 years. I was present when she was ordained a deaconess in Fresno […]
Iran’s President-elect wants to negotiate with the USA and credits the ‘Islamic messiah’ for his election
Iran’s President-Elect Hassan Rouhani (Photo by Mojtaba Salimi ) COGwriter Iran’s new president-elect is in the news: June 26, 2013 Rohani said one-on-one talks with Washington are the only way for breakthroughs in the nuclear standoff, given that the United States – as he put it – is the world’s “sheriff.”…. “We have disagreements with […]
Russia calls Obama President of Sodom and Gomorrah and the US Supreme Court ruling on homosexuality today confirms it
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter Today, the US Supreme Court released its immoral decision about homosexual marriage: WASHINGTON — The Defense of Marriage Act, the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized by the states, is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday by a 5-4 vote. “The federal statute is […]
Texas fails to pass bill restricting abortions
Bas-relief at Angkor Wat depicting a demon performing an ancient abortion. COGwriter Though various leaders tried, Texas politicians failed to pass a bi: June 26, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of jeering protesters helped stop Texas lawmakers from passing one of the toughest abortion measures in the country, shouting down Senate Republicans and forcing […]
Pope Francis making moves towards the Jews
COGwriter The ecumenical Pope Francis made some statements that pleased some of the Jews: In his first official meeting with a Jewish delegation, Pope Francis on Monday reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s condemnation of anti-Semitism and vowed to further deepen Catholic-Jewish relations. “Due to our common roots, a Christian cannot be anti-Semitic!” he told a delegation […]
US Army announces cuts
COGwriter The USA is cutting the size of its army: June 25, 2013 WASHINGTON In a massive restructuring, the U.S. Army is slashing the number of active duty combat brigades from 45 to 33, and shifting thousands of soldiers out of bases around the country as it moves forward with a longtime plan to cut […]
PCG: Germany’s elites want more acceptance of its military; How can the coming European power defeat the USA?
Symbol of the Bundeswehr COGwriter PCG reported the following: 25 June 2013 In moves akin to the old adage, “softly, softly, catchee monkey,” Germany has gradually emerged from its postwar cocoon as a “peaceful democracy” and, since reunification, has steadily begun demonstrating its old character traits. But the pace is quickening in one crucial area—the […]
Evidence of the biblical David being covered up?
Bethlehem (Painting, 1882) COGwriter There seems to be more evidence of the biblical David and/or his son Solomon, but it seems to be related to a political cover-up: A carved pillar discovered near Bethlehem may be linked to the Biblical King of Kings, David himself, or perhaps validate the scope of wise Solomon’s majestic kingdom. […]