Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) COGwriter Australia’s Prime Minister is concerned about a cover-up related to the crash site of Malaysian Airline’s flight MH17, while Russia claims that Ukraine caused the downing: 22 July 2014 BANGKOK —Australia’s prime minister is alleging a “cover-up” amid tampering of evidence at the […]
Month: July 2014
FAO warns of Ebola virus risk from eating fruit bats
Fruit bat (David Starner) COGwriter Fruit bats, whether served dry or as part of soup apparently can spread the deadly Ebola virus: People living in West African communities run the risk of contracting the Ebola virus if they consume species like the fruit bat, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, said Monday. Officials […]
President Obama again pushes homosexual agenda with LGBT order
COGwriter Today, US President Barack Obama took another step to promote the homosexual agenda: July 21, 2014 No Exemption for Religious Groups in Obama Order on LGBT Hiring By executive order, President Obama today is banning federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. The new order, which Obama first signaled he’d […]
Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine for the downing of MH17 and Ukraine increases fighting in Donetsk
COGwriter Vladimir Putin lashed out at the Kiev government and blamed it for the downing of Malaysian Airline’s flight MH17: 21 July 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday again attempted to sidestep any blame in connection with last week’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet and demanded that international teams be ensured safe access to […]
The Prophet Daniel: Many COGs do not understand important parts of his writings
Depiction of Daniel in the Lions’ Den (Daniel 6:16-23) COGwriter Daniel was a well known prophet of God who lived during the reigns of Kings Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius, and Cyrus. Some observe a memorial to the death of the Prophet Daniel on July 21st of each year, while the Greeks tend to pick December 17th. […]
Evangelical morality unsustainable?
COGwriter A reader tipped me off about the following in the Atlantic: Is evangelical Christian morality still viable in American public life? This is the question lurking in recent debates over religious-liberty issues, from the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision to the Christian bakers who object to baking cakes for gay weddings. In discussions of […]
‘Islamic State’ terrorizing, killing, and persecuting
Islamic State Flag (also known as the Black Flag of Jihad) COGwriter The Sunni opposition group in Iraq, calling itself the Islamic State, has continued to terrorize, kill, and persecute: July 20, 2014 BAGHDAD —The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a wave of car bombs in mostly Shi’ite areas of Baghdad which killed […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Is the USA Pushing Germany to Start WWIII?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New ProphecyYouTube channel: 23:14 Is the USA Pushing Germany to Start WWIII? The USA has pushed Germany and the other Europeans to spend more for their militaries. The USA has greatly offended even German supporters of it by revelations […]
Elijah: Twice in the Past and One Prophesied
“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter According to an article about him in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Elijah “is honoured by both the Greek and Latin Churches on 20 July.” Although many Catholics (and others) believe that Elijah (or a type of Elijah) will be one of the two witnesses, The Catholic Encyclopedia article about him never […]
Malaysian Flight 17: West outraged and points to separatists, while Russia and separatists point to Ukraine. Will Russia attack the USA?
Buk Missile Launcher (Владимир Саппинен) COGwriter The investigation continues into who and what caused Malaysian Flight 17 to crash two days ago. It now is universally believed it was shot down, with those in the West pointing to Russian-speaking separatists and those in Russia and the separatist regions in eastern Ukraine pointing to Kiev as […]