Muslim Brotherhood COGwriter The Muslim Brotherhood continues to call for protests against Egypt’s military-backed government: August 15, 2013 CBS News correspondent Charlie D’Agata reported on “CBS This Morning” Thursday from Cairo that supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood, called Wednesday’s violence no less than a massacre. On Thursday, they said their fight […]
Month: August 2013
Assumption of ‘Mary’ or Diana?
COGWriter August 15th is a holiday known as the Assumption of Mary. Wikipedia made the following observations: According to the belief…of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Anglican Communion, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Blessed Virgin Mary […]
Richard Dawkins refers to ‘mysterious origin’ of the universe
Richard Dawkins (Photo by Shane Pope) COGwriter Richard Dawkins did a video. In the video he says ” “Something Pretty Mysterious MUST have given rise to the origin of the universe.” VIDEO: http://ppsimmons.blogspot.ca/2013/08/wow-richard-dawkins-knows-nothing-about.html . Something mysterious? People such as Richard Dawkins often like to act like that science has all the answers and that science without God […]
Egypt’s military comes down hard against supporters of elected President Morsi: many more dead!
Pro-Morsi Demonstrators (Photo by Mohamed Elsayed) COGwriter The Muslim Brotherhood continues to demand the return to power of Egypt’s elected President Mohamed Morsi: August 14, 2013 News media in Cairo are reporting heavy casualties after Egyptian security forces moved in on two sit-in protests supporting ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The French News Agency says […]
China’s ‘airpocalyse’ reducing visitors
Beijing After Rain Beijing on a Normal Sunny Day COGwriter China’s problems with pollution seem to be increasing: The “airpocalypse” is keeping tourists away from China The number of foreign visitors to Beijing fell by 15 percent this year By Lindsay Abrams…From January to June, the total number of foreign visitors, including business travelers and […]
John Kerry in South America where nations are upset about US espionage
John Kerry, Official Portrait COGwriter The US Secretary of State is in South America trying to smooth over relationships: August 13, 2013 STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is spending the start of his week in Colombia and Brazil, as part of the Obama administration’s efforts to boost ties with Latin America. […]
German economic engine pulling Europe out of recession
Berlin Reichstag COGwriter German economic growth is pulling Europe out of its long recession: 13 August 2013 German investor confidence increased more than economists expected in August as the recovery in Europe’s largest economy helped pull the euro area out of its longest-ever recession… Growth in Germany may have exceeded economists’ forecasts in the second […]
The Roman Bishop Hippolytus
An Originally Female Statue Transformed to Allegedly Represent Hippolytus (found in 1551) COGwriter August 13th is one of the dates that Catholics of Rome set apart to honor Hippolytus of Rome (the Eastern Orthodox use January 30). He was a Bishop of Rome in the third century. Although known as the first “antipope,” The Catholic […]
India’s upcoming aircraft carrier: Could it help move the 200,000,000 man army?
Crest of Indian Navy (Chanakyathegreat) COGwriter India wants to the world to see that it has manufacturing and military abilities and it now has additional proof of that. India has launched its own aircraft carrier: August 12, 2013 NEW DELHI — India has launched an indigenously built aircraft carrier, joining a small group of countries […]
China and Russia working to dethrone US dollar as world’s international currency
Chinese Renminbi Yuan COGwriter The Chinese and Russians keep taking steps to eliminate the US dollar as the primary reserve currency in the world as it fits their agendas: August 12, 2013 Russia wants to be seen as a strong, resource-heavy player in Europe, worthy of mention in the same sentence as the U.S. and […]