Jerusalem (photo by Dr. Thiel) COGwriter The Washington Post reported more attacks in Jerusalem: Israelis are calling it a ‘new kind of Palestinian terror’ December 25, 2015 JERUSALEM — Young Palestinians with kitchen knives are waging a ceaseless campaign of near-suicidal violence that Israeli leaders are calling “a new kind of terrorism.” There were three […]
Month: December 2015
The Catholic Encyclopedia on Christmas
COGwriter Most who profess Christianity, as well as many who do not, now celebrate the holiday known as Christmas. It is a holiday endorsed and promoted by the Church of Rome. Since it is not enjoined in the Bible, do Roman Catholic scholars realize where it and many of its symbols came from? Yes, they […]
BBC explains why Jesus DID not have long hair
The earliest surviving paintings claimed to be of Jesus, from a church at the ruined city of Dura-Europos on the Euphrates (dating from first half of the 3rd Century AD) COGwriter The BBC addressed the fact that the commonly seen pictures claimed to be Jesus are false, but instead are a Byzantine version of Zeus: […]
M&M: Expect financial volatility in 2016
Wall Street COGwriter Mike Burnick of Money and Markets believes that 2016 will have more financial volatility: Three Factors That Could Keep Markets Volatile December 24, 2015 Expect more volatility in the New Year! 2015 will go down as a year with fairly low average volatility readings. Ah, but it had its moments. Such as […]
Were Mithras and Jesus born in a cave?
COGwriter Was Jesus born in a cave? Many seem to think so. Are there any prophetic ramification as to who or what was allegedly born in a cave on December 25th? The Bible contains some information about the place of Jesus’ birth: 1…Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the […]
More stabbings in Jerusalem
Stabbings have long been used to kill the unsuspecting COGwriter Two more Palestinians stabbed people today: December 23, 2015 JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian assailants stabbed two Israeli Jews, one fatally, near a normally bustling entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday, and were shot by Israeli border police officers at the scene, the […]
Pope Francis wins the ‘Charlemagne Prize’
The mediaeval city seal of Aachen on which the design of the Charlemagne prize medal is based COGwriter It was announced that Pope Francis has won the ‘Charlemagne Prize’ for 2016: December 23, 2015 BERLIN (AP) — Pope Francis has been named as the winner of the International Charlemagne Prize, awarded annually by the German […]
‘Satanic Temple’s state-sanctioned capitol ceremony’
Courtesy photo of Satanic ceremony COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following: December 22, 2015 Satanic Temple’s state-sanctioned capitol ceremony On Saturday, Detroit’s Satanic Temple chapter gathered on the Michigan capitol in Lansing to perform what they’re calling the “nation’s first state-sanctioned Satanic Ceremony in history.” The event came one week after Republican […]
COGWA’s five year anniversary
Laodicea has many ineffective structures COGwriter It was five years ago today, on December 23, 2010, that the Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) reported the following: Announcing the Church of God, a Worldwide Association Today we are announcing the formation of a new international congregation of believers, the Church of God, a Worldwide […]
CBS: ‘ “West vs. East”: Temperatures out of whack across U.S.’; Beijing’s and Delhi’s air pollution crisis
Beijing After Rain Beijing on a Normal Sunny Day COGwriter CBS is reporting about the berserk weather differences in the Eastern and Western USA: December 22, 2015 Temperatures across the country are out of whack, ranging between 50 and 60 degrees from the Midwest to the Northeast, and it’s going to get even warmer, reports […]