Dilma Rousseff COGwriter Brazil’s President Rousseff has again blasted the USA for spying: September 24, 2013 President Obama got a rude welcome to the 68th U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday when the president of Brazil harshly criticized the United States for widespread spying. Just before Mr. Obama took the podium to address the assembly, Brazilian […]
Month: September 2013
Concerned about your weight? Minimizing junk food would seem to help.
COGwriter A 2013 study confirms what most of all have long realized: According…the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11.3 percent of daily calories consumed by adults in 2007 through 2010 came from fast food… While the percentage of calories consumed through fast food dropped dramatically as people grew older, there was still a significant […]
A ‘eucharistic miracle’? El Papa Francisco «consagrará» al mundo al «inmaculado corazón de María»
Estatua en la Capilla de Fátima e imagen de lo que vieron los niños COGWriter A news post here related to Pope Francis and Fatima (Pope Francis to ‘consecrate’ world to the ‘immaculate heart of Mary’) was translated into the Spanish language. But before getting to that, I thought I should report the following that […]
Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood!
Muslim Brotherhood COGwriter A court supporting Egypt’s military-backed government has decided to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and confiscate its assets! September 23, 2013 CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Monday banned the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group that was the chief supporter of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, and ordered all of the organization’s assets confiscated. […]
Linus was not a Pope
COGwriter September 23rd is the day recognized by the Catholics of Rome to honor Linus of Rome. Typically he is shown second on the list of bishops that purport to show the Roman Catholic pontiffs. For information about him in the Spanish language, check out Linus no fue obispo de Roma. There is an individual […]
Iran and Armageddon
Top of Megiddo and Related Valley (Joe Freeman) COGwriter Not all in Israel support an attack against Iran, though some do. Here are basically four views from some who live in the area many call Armaggedon: It is just an 18-mile journey from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in luxurious Caesarea on the […]
Obama pushes for next debt increasing budget
Official Photograph COGwriter US President Obama went on Jay Leno’s Tonight show: August 07, 2013 U.S. President Barack Obama is warning lawmakers that they risk plunging the country into another recession if they do not pass a budget and agree to raise the debt limit. The comments in the president’s weekly address Saturday came hours […]
The Feast of Tabernacles in the 1990s
COGwriter As many who are readers of this page at this time are not at the Feast of Tabernacles now (and it is going on now), I thought a series on the sites we attended might be of interest. This is part two of two In 1990, our family went on the Mediterranean cruise for […]
US military being severely damaged by budget cuts
“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter Various USA military officials have been speaking out that the combination of budget cuts and budget uncertainty has serious ramifications. Here is one of many recent reports: (Reuters) – With lawmakers spoiling for another fight over federal spending ahead of the new fiscal year […]
Infant baptism or the blessing of little children?
COGwriter Traditionally, the Church of God has a ceremony called the “blessing of little children” at some point in time during the annual Feast of Tabernacles. Greco-Roman faiths such as Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxism, and Lutheranism instead teach infant baptism. (Here is a link to this information in the Spanish language Bautismo de infantes o […]