Rick Warren COGwriter A reader sent me information on the following today which was reported by the Catholic News Service: February 4, 2015 Rick Warren: Protestants, Catholics Must Unite to Defend Life, Sex, Marriage – ‘We’re on the Same Team’ Evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who leads the eighth largest church in America, Saddleback Church, and […]
Month: February 2015
NATO, Europe, Ukraine, and USA concerned about Russia: A secret plan?
NATO in Green, Russia in Orange (Crimea should also be orange–Ukraine is one of the grey countries between NATO and Russia) COGwriter NATO met today to announce it plans to increase its strength because of Russia: February 5, 2015 BRUSSELS— NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance was set Thursday to strengthen its defenses near […]
Dear Abby: My boyfriend will not buy me anything for Valentine’s Day
Valentine Postcard (1910) COGwriter Some time back, a reader sent the following: February 10, 2014 DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 1/2 years, living together for two. He says Valentine’s Day is a made-up holiday to get people to spend money. I told him every holiday is geared toward people […]
Sex trafficking rising
COGwriter Sex-trafficking of children is rising in the USA and elsewhere: The forgotten children: Investigating sex-trafficking in America February 4, 2015 Sex trafficking is a crime most people associate with foreign women or girls — from Latin America, Asia, or Eastern Europe — but pimps and criminal gangs across America are increasingly targeting runaways from […]
RCG’s David Pack claims, ‘You’re not allowed to hold on to your own assets.’
Back in 2007, David Pack made a plea for the assets of people in his Restored Church of God. David Pack developed his covetousness for members assets into a doctrine he calls ‘common.’ This is supposedly based upon Acts 2:44-45. David Pack bragged about ‘common’ as one of the doctrines he ‘restored’ in his January […]
Russian Patriarch Kirill praises Vatican’s approach to Ukrainian crisis
Patriarch Kirill (Kremlin.ru) COGwriter Russian Patriarch Kirill has praised the Vatican over its handling of the crisis that has resulted in the death of over 5000 in Ukraine: February 4, 2015 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia praised the Vatican’s “balanced approach toward the Ukrainian crisis.” Interfax news service reported that the Patriarch of […]
The real origins of Valentine’s Day
COGwriter If you are a Christian, should you celebrate February 14th as Valentine’s Day? The Apostle John was inspired to write: 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world […]
NSL: Jews possibly should not apply
Anti-Semitic graffiti COGwriter Another hint about anti-semitism in France made the news: February 3, 2015 An advert for a graphic design job in France has been withdrawn after it said the candidate should “if possible not be a Jew”. Racial discrimination is illegal in France and anti-racism group SOS Racisme says it is taking legal […]
Obama and potential presidential candidates speak about vaccines
COGwriter Politicians in the USA have decided that they should give advice about vaccinations: February 3, 2015 his week’s tempest on the trail of possible Republican presidential nominees has been New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s seemingly weak defense of vaccinating American children. By calling for “balance” in government policy, and saying that “parents need to […]
Four More Questions and Answers from Genesis
COGwriter Many people have questions about the Bible in general and the first several chapters of the Book of Genesis in particular. The first six chapters of Genesis present a summary of vital high points of approximately the first 1600-1700 years of mankind — from Adam’s creation to just before Noah’s Flood (details on calculations […]