Church of God News

Month: March 2016

China and USA agree to support UN’s Paris climate accord

COGwriter The United States and China announced they intend to abide by the “Climate Change” agreement reached in Paris last December: March 31, 2016 The United States and China have announced they will sign the Paris climate accord in April, a step they hope will spur other countries to formally join the landmark agreement. In […]

World Leaders meet to discuss preventing terrorists from getting nuclear weapons, but . . .

COGwriter World leaders from 50 nations are meeting to attempt to stop terrorists from getting nuclear materials: March 31, 2016 The Nuclear Security Summit 2016, the final one during Barack Obama’s presidency, is a March 31-April 1 event taking place in Washington, D.C., that is a forum for international leaders to discuss securing nuclear materials. […]

Amos was a prophet of God, but will you pay attention to the message?

Portion of Septuagint Rendering of Amos 2 COGwriter Today, the Church of Rome considers to be a memorial day for the Hebrew Prophet Amos (the Eastern Orthodox use June 14th). Here is some information about him from Wikipedia: Amos, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah,[1] was active c. 750 BC during the reign of […]

Fed’s Yellen changes position, stocks rise, but real financial risk increases

Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair COGwriter The chair of the US Federal Reserve seems to have changed her December 2015 position on interest rate hikes: March 30, 2016 Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spelled out on Tuesday what she means by data dependence, asserting her leadership of the U.S. central bank with a clear message […]

Jews, TPM, and the Real Date for Passover

A Shmura Matzo (Unleavened Bread is Used for Passover) COGwriter When is the Christian Passover for 2016? Thursday, April 21st, after sunset which is when the 14th of Nisan begins. On Friday, April 22nd, after sunset which is when the 15th of Nisan begins–called the Night to be Observed (watch also The Night to Be […]

Self-deception can be quite costly

COGwriter Researchers have concluded that there are costs associated with self-deception: The invisible downside of cheating in life People who take shortcuts can trick themselves into believing they are smarter than they are, says Tom Stafford, and it comes back to bite them. … The researchers ran another experiment to check that the effect was […]

Georgia governor against assuring religious liberty and freedom of conscience

The US Bill of Rights COGwriter In another sign of the times, the Governor of Georgia says he plans to veto a bill allowing religious freedom: March 28, 2016 Atlanta (CNN) Under increasing pressure from major corporations that do business in Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday he will veto a bill that critics say […]