Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi COGwriter Egypt’s top leader is concerned about Islamists in that land: Sissi Says Egypt Faces Long, Tough Battle Against Militants January 31, 2015 CAIRO— Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said on Saturday that the country faces a long, hard battle against militancy, days after one of the bloodiest attacks on security forces […]
Month: January 2015
Merkel says no debt forgiveness for Greece: What will happen?
Germany’s Angela Merkel COGwriter Germany’s Chancellor Merkel does not want to forgive Greek debt: January 31, 2015 Merkel told the German daily Hamburger Abendblatt’s Saturday edition that banks and creditors had already forgiven a considerable amount of Greece’s debt and that she rejected any further concessions. “There has already been voluntary debt forgiveness by private […]
Sermon: You Can Make YOUR Marriage Work
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:17:02 You Can Make YOUR Marriage Work God created marriage, but many do not seem to know how to make their marriages work. How are men and women different? What should happen in the first year of marriage? What […]
Might Islam trigger civil war in France?
Anti-Terrorist Protestors in Paris (JeSuisGodefroyTroude) COGwriter The acts by Islamic terrorists earlier this month have helped propel the popularity of the National Front party in France. Some are wondering if France will end up in civil war against Islam: January 30, 2015 BAGNOLET, FRANCE— January’s terrorist attacks in Paris sparked a massive display of solidarity […]
Merkel’s European-Eurasian Trade Zone Proposal
Territory of Eurasian Union COGwriter German Chancellor Merkel has floated the idea of a European Union/Eurasian Union trade zone: 29 January 2015 In an attempt to broker an end to the Ukraine crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that the European Union would be open to talks towards the launch of free trade negotiations […]
Should Christians watch the Super Bowl?
COGwriter This coming Sunday is known as “Super Bowl Sunday” in the USA. Most years, the American football (which is not the same as the sport called soccer in the USA) contest known as the Superbowl is the most watched television program in the USA. Between 100,000,000-200,000,000 are expected to intentionally (as opposed to perhaps […]
VOA: Russia Warns West of ‘Big Catastrophe’ Over Ukraine
Russian T-90A Main Battle Tank COGwriter Russia sent out a warning to the West today: Russia Warns West of ‘Big Catastrophe’ Over Ukraine January 29, 2015 Moscow’s envoy to European security watchdog OSCE urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to stop supporting the “party of war’” in Ukraine and warned a “big catastrophe” […]
Obama proposing an end to ‘sequestration’ and an additional $70 billion in debt
COGwriter On March 1, 2013, a policy known as ‘sequestration’ went into effect. Sequestration was a plan to make cuts to proposed federal spending by the USA in an attempt to ultimately eliminate debt. On February 28, 2013, the day before it went into effect, I posted the following (see Sequestration looming: What are the […]
Islamic warnings about Valentine’s Day
Valentine Card, 1909, Shows Pagan Ties COGwriter Many in the Islamic world have concerns about Valentine’s Day. This year, additional condemnation is expected. Notice the following: ISTANBUL The Mufti’s Office in the Black Sea province of Rize has sent mosques in the city a text condemning Valentine’s Day, which will be read by imams during […]
VOA: ‘Israel, Hezbollah Violence Flares in Golan Heights’
Hezbollah Flag COGwriter Israel has been clashing militarily with Hezbollah: January 28, 2015 JERUSALEM—Israeli Defense Forces launched air and ground attacks into southern Lebanon in response to strikes launched by the militant Hezbollah group on the disputed Golan Heights. The violence was the deadliest Hezbollah attack against Israeli forces since a 2006 war between the […]