Bill Cosby (Photo courtesy The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia) COGwriter For the past 50 plus years, Bill Cosby has been famous. As a child I remember him promoting moral behaviours–not just for African-Americans, but supposedly for everybody. My wife and I saw him also in person at CalPoly, San Luis Obispo a decade or […]
Month: July 2015
Varoufakis: Greek deal will fail; Hollande proposes Eurozone government
Yanis-Varoufakis (photo by Jörg Rüger) COGwriter Will the deal with Greece succeed? According to its last finance minister, the answer is no: July 18, 2015 Economic reforms imposed on Greece by creditors are going to fail, according to the country’s outspoken former finance minister. Yanis Varoufakis told the BBC that Greece was subject to a […]
Sermonette: China: Present and Future
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 16:30 China: Present and Future Jay Chang shares his observations about what is going on in China. What is going on with religion in China? What about persecution? He mentions that unregistered churches are viewed as a threat by […]
StemExpress changes website, but still is selling baby body parts
Unborn baby COGwriter It was recently brought out into the open that Planned Parenthood is engaged in harvesting and and ultimately selling human tissues from aborted babies. One company that engages in such human trafficking, StemExpress, made some changes to its website, but still sells baby body parts: July 18, 2015 StemExpress, a biotech company with ties […]
After deal, Iran’s Khamenei calls USA ‘arrogant’ and ‘the real terrorists;’ he also says Iran will not change its policies in Middle East
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei COGwriter Those who have stated that the nuclear deal with Iran has changed Iran’s practices, may wish to understand what its Ayatollah Khamenei said today: July 18, 2015 Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that a historic nuclear deal reached with world powers earlier this week won’t have any effect […]
Sermon: John 4-6: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, Miracles, and the Bread of Life
Fragment from the Gospel Written by John (Ryland’s Papyrus c. 125 A.D.) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:09:03 John 4-6: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, Miracles, and the Bread of Life This is the second part of a multi-part series on the Gospel according […]
Reuters: ‘Irked by U.S., but EU keeps own spy projects quiet’
Europe’s CAPER weblogo COGwriter Reuters reported the following: Irked by U.S., but EU keeps own spy projects quiet July 17, 2015 Revelations of U.S. spying in Europe have soured transatlantic relations, prompting a White House apology and, as leak followed leak over the past two years, have fostered feelings of moral superiority among Europeans. Yet […]
EU President Tusk: Europe came close to a catastrophe
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council COGwriter According to Donald Tusk, the European Union came within 2.5 billion euros of having a catastrophe this week: July 17, 2015 ATHENS—Europe came close to catastrophe as the talks between Greece and its creditors for a new bailout deal last weekend almost failed, European Council chief Donald […]
New Scientist: Universe appears made for human life
Depiction of solar particles interacting with Earth’s magnetosphere COGwriter New Scientist admitted some time ago that some things about the universe are just right for life on planet Earth, kind of like God intended it: IT HAS been called the Goldilocks paradox. If the strong nuclear force which glues atomic nuclei together were only a […]
Stansberry: US dollar replacement to be revealed October 20, 2015? What about 2016?
COGwriter Might a replacement for the US dollar be revealed this Fall? Stansberry Research thinks it might: Time US leadership woke up to new economic era The International Monetary Fund is one of the most secretive and powerful organizations in the world. They monitor the financial health of more than 185 countries… they establish global […]