COGwriter The economy of the USA officially reported its worst quarter since 2009: June 25, 2014 The U.S. economy turned in its worst quarter in five years during the first three months of 2014, shrinking more sharply than previously estimated. The nation’s gross domestic product in the first quarter fell at a 2.9% annual rate […]
Month: June 2014
Heaven, Christianity, and the State of Dead
COGwriter Certain scholars who have looked into the Bible and early church history have properly questioned the idea of Christians going to heaven: (RNS) The oft-cliched Christian notion of heaven — a blissful realm of harp-strumming angels — has remained a fixture of the faith for centuries…But scholars on the right and left increasingly say […]
Monarch butterfly navigation: Evolutionary quirk or Creator genius?
Multiple Monarch Butterflies (Agunther) COGwriter Monarch butterflies have a special form of navigation: June 24, 2014 The North American monarch butterfly uses the Sun as well as Earth’s magnetic field as navigational tools for its famous long-distance migration, scientists said Tuesday.The insects with their characteristic orange-and-black wings flutter thousands of kilometres each year from the […]
Pope Francis, the Mafia, and the Beast of the Earth
Pope Francis at St. Peter’s (Edgar Jiménez) COGwriter Pope Francis made some comments against the Mafia: June 24, 2014 Speaking to a gathering of tens of thousands of people at the power base of a highly dangerous organized crime group in Italy, Pope Francis Saturday condemned the mafia’s “adoration of evil” and declared all mobsters […]
FBI rescues 168 victims of child sex trafficking
COGwriter There is some good news to report. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted raids to stop some sex-trafficking and prostitution victims: WASHINGTON — Nearly 170 victims of child sex trafficking, many of whom had never been reported missing, were rescued in the last week as part of an annual nationwide crackdown, the FBI […]
Chikungunya Virus: A growing threat
Aedes Mosquito (Muhammad Mahdi Karim) COGwriter There seems to be an increased threat from the Chikungunya virus as it has spread to more locations: June 23, 2014 JACKSON, MS (AP) – The Mississippi State Department of Health is investigating its first potential case of chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness traditionally found in Africa and Asia. […]
Large Hadron Collider set to double: Another step forward for Europe?
Large Hadron Collider CMS Particle Detector COGwriter Europe continues to take steps to develop its physics technology: 23 June 2014 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will double its power by running on the highest energy level ever reached by a particle accelerator, scientists announced Monday. The Large Hadron Collider is best known for detecting the […]
Kerry in Iraq: Too little, too late?
US Secretary of State John Kerry COGwriter The USA Secretary of State is in Iraq and hoping to persuade certain leaders there to give up power in order to better fight the terrorist-linked group ISIS: 23 June 2014 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Iraq on an unannounced visit as the government faces […]
Do you know about ‘angelic beings’?
Artist’s portrayal of a Cherubim COGwriter Do you know about angelic beings? Here is an article titled ANGELS SERVANTS OF GOD by Hugh Mauck that was put out by the old WCG: When I was a teenager back in the late thirties and early forties, I wondered what it would be like to be invisible. […]
Vatican City: Information on its Origins
Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The Church of Rome is generally believed to be headquartered in a place known as Vatican City (its claimed ‘spiritual throne,’ called the ‘cathedra’ is located in Rome itself in a place called the Basilica of St. John Lateran). Where did Vatican City get its name? Vatican City […]