Adly Monsour COGwriter Saudi Arabia and certain Arab Gulf nations have agreed to provide billions in aid, loans, and grants to the interim government in Egypt: July 9, 2013 (Reuters) – Egypt named an interim prime minister on Tuesday and rich Gulf states poured in $8 billion in aid, as the biggest Arab nation sought […]
Month: July 2013
Chinese air pollution significantly reducing lifespans
Beijing After Rain Beijing on a Normal Sunny Day COGwriter A new report suggests that air pollution in China is significantly reducing lifespans there: July 09, 2013 BEIJING — Researchers studying the health impact of China’s air pollution say that people in the south of the country are living on average 5.5 years longer than […]
Abortion: Pro-Choice tied to being Pro-Satan
Bas-relief at Angkor Wat depicting a demon performing an ancient abortion. COGwriter Abortionists like to refer to themselves as ‘pro-choice,’but in many ways the so-called ‘pro-choice’ movement does not want people to even know the truth about abortion. Notice the following that was reported several hours ago: Three major U.S. newspapers are being criticized for […]
Group petitions Supreme Court to stop some of NSA’s surveillance; Snowden comments revealed.
COGwriter Yesterday, I reported about the ‘police state’ that has been developing in the USA (see ‘Police state’ rules and actions in place). Today, a group has tried to file an emergency petition with the US Supreme Court to reduce some of the surveillance that the National Security Agency (NSA) is doing: July 8, 2013 […]
Over 40 killed in Egypt; Adly Monsour tries to quell Islamists
Adly Monsour COGwriter Egypt is still experiencing unrest as its military and others attempts to cope with various Islamist factions there since its coup last week (bolding below mine): July 8, 2013 Egypt’s interim leader has expressed sorrow over the deaths of at least 42 people near a barracks in Cairo, urging restraint amid ongoing […]
Priscilla and Aquila
COGwriter July 8th is observed in honor of Priscilla and Aquila by some associated with the Greco-Roman churches. Priscilla and Aquila were apparently early converts to Christianity, and must have worked together. I have listed Priscilla (also called Prisca) first, as the Bible twice lists her first. This is not to say that she was […]
‘Police state’ rules and actions in place
COGwriter A few days ago, I went over parts of the USA’s Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence and explained a little bit of how the USA in the 21st century is worse than the British government that it revolted against in the 18th century (see The Bill of Rights and Declaration on the […]
Syrian Islamists note West’s hypocrisy in not supporting democracy in Egypt and hope to dispense with democracy
Damage from Syrian Conflict COGwriter The abandonment of the democratically elected President Morsi of Egypt is starting to have repercussions amongst various Islamists, including those in Syria: 7 July 2013 Syria’s Islamists Disenchanted with Democracy After Morsi’s Fall BEIRUT, LEBANON — Syria’s Islamist rebels say the downfall of Egypt’s popularly elected Muslim Brotherhood president has […]
Tomorrow, Wisconsin tries a tactic to reduce abortions
Medieval Abortion Drug Being Given COGwriter Wisconsin has a new law that goes into effect tomorrow that many hope will reduce the amount of abortions there: Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., took a deep dive into the divisive politics of abortion on Friday, signing a bill that would require women seeking an abortion to undergo an […]
Edward Snowden’s Asylum; BibleNewsProphecy: Will USA Spying Help the Beast Power?
COGwriter At least one in Russia today has endorsed Venezuela’s offer of asylum to Edward Snowden: July 6, 2013 MOSCOW — Venezuela’s offer of asylum for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden got a thumbs up from key members of the Russian parliament Saturday, even as the Kremlin and Foreign Ministry kept a studious silence. “Sanctuary for […]