US Vice President Biden COGwriter US VP Joseph Biden rejected China’s new fly zone requirements and says that the USA is committed to its pivot towards Asia: Biden Rejects China’s Air Defense Zone, Reaffirms Asia Pivot December 6, 2013 SEOUL — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has rejected China’s self-declared Air Defense Identification Zone in […]
Month: December 2013
‘The Real St. Nicholas – Not Fat and Not Very Jolly Either’
Russian Iconic Portrayal of Nicholas of Myra COGwriter Who was the real Catholic and Orthodox saint called Nicholas? Here are some answers from a Catholic monsignor priest: The Real St. Nicholas – Not Fat and Not Very Jolly Either. Today (Dec 6) is the Feast of St. Nicholas. The real St. Nicholas was nothing close […]
UK Court of Appeals backs Sunday as a ‘day of rest’
“Sunday Church” COGwriter The Court of Appeal in the UK has somewhat backed Sunday as the day of rest: December 5, 2013 The Court of Appeal has today (5th December) upheld protection of Sundays as a day of worship and rest for Christians. In a landmark judgment, the Court of Appeal dismissed earlier findings that […]
Nelson Mandela dies
COGwriter South African Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela died: December 5, 2013 JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Nelson Mandela, 95, died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said. Mandela, the country’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon, emerged from 27 years in apartheid prisons to […]
Bitcoin, China, NSA, & the Beast
Bitcoin COGwriter There were some interesting comments about Bitcoin in the news from Ron Paul and China: December 5, 2013 China on Thursday declared that it doesn’t consider the virtual currency bitcoin a real currency and warned that it could be used for speculation and money laundering, even as it said individuals could still buy […]
Science figuring out that men and women are different
COGwriter A new study figured out that men and women have differently wired brains: It turns out that men’s brains may literally be wired differently than those of women. Researchers say the differences could explain why the sexes seem more suited to certain types of tasks than their counterparts. For example, women seem to be […]
Turkey makes a deal with the EU: a prelude to more to come?
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey COGwriter Turkey announced today that it would sign a new visa deal with the European Union (EU): December 4, 2013 BRUSSELS – Turkey said Wednesday it will sign a long-awaited deal with the EU to repatriate those who enter the bloc illegally from its territory, in exchange for talks on visa-free […]
Pope Francis speaks of the ‘resurrection of the flesh’ and Ezekiel
100 B.C. Depiction of Ezekiel’s Vision of the Resurrection COGwriter Pope Francis made comments about the resurrection of the flesh and Ezekiel today: December 4, 2013 Reflecting on the “Resurrection of the Body”, the Holy Father began by presenting several aspects of this affirmation, saying that our own resurrection is linked to the resurrection of […]
Wycliffe, CCOG, and Matthew 24:14 for 2025?
COGwriter When and how will Matthew 24:14 be fulfilled? A reader sent me the following related to the ideas of Wycliffe Bible Translators: International (MNN) ― Chances are that if you’re reading this article, then you also have access to a copy of the Bible. Maybe you’ve had a copy your whole life. Odds are […]
Americans realizing USA’s foreign decline, but do they understand the ‘handwriting on the wall’?
Handwriting on the Wall (Rembrandt) COGwriter Those in the USA are starting to realize that there is a decline in their nation’s foreign influence: December 3, 2013 Americans see a US in decline, finds Pew survey For the first time in 40 years, a majority of Americans say the US plays a less important and […]