Arab letter nūn COGwriter The Islamic State has been marking the homes of those it considers to be ‘Nazarenes’: Islamic State soldiers go through communities and mark the homes of Christians with a large letter “N” to symbolize “Nazarene,” as in Jesus the Nazarene. It is reminiscent of some of the most barbaric campaigns of genocide […]
Month: October 2014
Vatican condemned Halloween
St. Peter’s Basilica COGwriter While we in the true Church of God have always condemned Halloween as a pagan, non-Christian, holiday, the Vatican used to not do that. But about five years ago, the Vatican put out a position closer to the Continuing Church of God: Vatican condemns Hallowe’en as anti-Christian The Vatican has condemned […]
Ebola in USA–Officials say USA is NOT prepared for a pandemic
Ebola virus virion COGwriter Ebola is now in the USA and some officials are claiming that the USA is not ready to deal with pestilential pandemics, while others have a different view. Notice some items mainly related to the Texas situation: October 1, 2014 The state of Texas’ health department says it has no other […]
‘Uncle Sam’s $8 Trillion Annual Debt Churn’
USA Hit a $1 Trillion ‘Debt Ceiling’ in 1981, Currently It Has No Debt Ceiling COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: Uncle Sam’s $8 Trillion Annual Debt Churn: Why Washington Is Petrified Of Honest Interest Rates I know that headline sounds completely outrageous. But it is actually true. The U.S. government […]
British vote to leave EU is feared by some, encouraged by others
COGwriter Time reported the following: As Britain’s Conservative Party holds its last party conference ahead of May’s general elections, the Euroskeptic message looks like a winning one It’s hard to imagine anything more insular than a British party political conference—except, perhaps, for an island. The ruling Conservative Party is currently meeting in the U.K.’s second […]