COGwriter Ecumenical News reports that the Church of Scotland is the first church in the UK to come out to urge support the stay in the EU vote scheduled for June 23, 2016, and that the Church of England will likely also do so: Church of Scotland first to openly support UK staying in European […]
Month: February 2016
Was Polycarp Church of God, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, or Church of Rome?
“Martyrdom of Polycarp” from Ceiling of the Church of St. Polycarp, Smyrna (now called Izmir, Turkey) COGwriter February 23rd is considered the “Feast of Polycarp” by the Roman and Eastern Orthodox Catholics. Some believe that he was martyred on that date (though an early Spring martyrdom seems to have been more likely), and thus some […]
EN: ‘The Presbyterian Church (USA) has turned on Donald Trump’
COGwriter Ecumenical News reports that the Presbyterian Church has turned against Donald Trump: February 22, 2016 The Presbyterian Church (USA) has turned on Donald Trump who is still feeling the impact of his row with Pope Francis over his suggestion he was “not a Christian” for proposing a border wall with Mexico. But the conservative […]
USA is world’s largest arms dealer, but is getting closer to collapsing militarily
Arms sales by nation (graph by Crosswords) COGwriter The USA retains its lead as the world’s largest supplier of military equipment in the world: February 22, 2016 HELSINKI – A Swedish think-tank says global arms exports increased 14 percent during the five years to 2015, with the U.S. retaining top position after its sales grew […]
Did Papias hold COG views that the Church of Rome has denounced?
Hierapolis, Turkey (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter The Catholics of Rome consider February 22nd as the day to honor Papius of Hierapolis, whom they consider to be one of their saints. This is somewhat odd in that Papius held many Church of God, not Church of Rome views. One of which, the current Catechism of […]
London’s Boris Johnson wants a Brexit!
London Mayor Boris Johnson COGwriter David Cameron just secured a deal to grant the United Kingdom (UK) “special status” within the European Union (EU). So, as he promised, he has called for a referendum for voters to decide whether the UK should remain in the EU (bolding below mine): February 21, 2016 British Prime Minister […]
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton win, but does the USA lose?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump COGwriter The two front runners for the US presidential nomination had success yesterday: February 21, 2016 SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Yes, Donald Trump could really be the Republican nominee. The blunt-talking billionaire posted his second straight victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary Saturday, ending any lingering doubts that he could […]
Sermonette: Colossians, Galatians, and the Feasts of God
Artist depiction of the Apostle Paul writing his epistles COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 14:06 Colossians, Galatians, and the Feasts of God Does Colossians 2:16-17 do away with the Sabbath and the Holy Days? What about Galatians 4:8-10? Many who profess Christianity point to […]
FBI vs. Apple: Let’s not forget about the US Constitution and 666
Iphone (from English Wikipedia) COGwriter The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is suing Apple Inc. to try to force that company to break into one of its phones: February 20, 2016 The battle between the FBI and Apple Inc. over whether the tech giant should help open the locked cellphone of one of the […]
UK gets ‘special status’ in the EU, so David Cameron announces date for possible secession vote
David Cameron, United Kingdom Prime Minister COGwriter David Cameron just secured a deal to grant the United Kingdom (UK) “special status” within the European Union (EU). So, as he promised, he has called for a referendum for voters to decide whether the UK should remain in the EU (bolding below mine): February 20, 2016 David […]