Robin Williams (photo by Eva Rinaldi) COGwriter Suicides are up in the USA: “We’re going in the wrong direction”: America is facing a suicide epidemic A sobering new study finds the rate of death by suicide increased 24 percent from 1999 to 2014 April 24, 2016 “It’s very sobering and disappointing,” said Harold Koplewicz, a […]
Month: April 2016
BBC: What is the future for UK-US trade?
1898 Poster Promoting USA and UK Cooperation COGwriter The BBC reported the following: TTIP: What is the future for UK-US trade? April 24, 2016 US President Barack Obama’s remarks that Britain would find itself at the “back of the queue” when drawing up any potential post-Brexit trade deals with the US has also put the […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Eliminate the $100 bill?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 14:01 Eliminate the $100 bill? Various ones, like Harvard economist and Trilateralist Larry Summers have called for the elimination of the USD$100 bill and the 500 Euro note. In Asia, South Korea is heading towards […]
101st anniversary of Armenian genocide; Obama again breaks promise; what about Armenia and Christianity?
Murdered Armenians 1915 COGwriter April 24th marks the 101st anniversary of the date traditionally believed to have been the start of the Armenian genocide in 1915. Notice a report related to it this year: YEREVAN, April 22. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited earlier on Friday the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide memorial complex. He examined […]
Germans again protest TTIP; Might Obama’s successor negotiate post-Brexit trade with the UK?
From FOEEUROPE COGwriter Once again, thousands in Germany are protesting against TTIP: April 23, 2016 Thousands of people are protesting in the German city of Hannover against a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal. They say the deal would drive down wages, and weaken environmental protection and labour rights. US President Barack Obama […]
Sermon: Christianity and the Days of Unleavened Bread
Unleavened Bread COGwriter Last night at sunset began the seven day feast of unleavened bread. Yet even many Westerners have never even heard of this biblical period. And most of those who have consider it to be a Jewish practice. But early Christians kept them. First, notice God’s instructions in the Hebrew scriptures: 6 And […]
Jewish Seder Should not be Called Passover and Early Christians kept the 14th not 15th as Passover
Table Prepared for Jewish Seder (datafox) COGwriter Tonight after sunset is the 15th of Nisan. Most Jews will claim to celebrate the Passover tonight, but Passover was actually last night (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). The Bible says Passover is on the 14th: 5 On the fourteenth day of the first month at […]
USA’s Obama reportedly calls UK ‘blood brother’ and urges pro-EU vote; London’s Johnson calls him perverse and Kenyan
Barack Obama and Boris Johnson COGwriter US President Obama wrote some statements concerning the United Kingdom and urging it to remain part of the European Union: April 22, 2016 The U.S president published an op-ed with the Telegraph where he refers to President Roosevelt’s relationship with Britain, and how much both nations have shared during […]
Tonight is to be observed
Some Proposed Routes of the Exodus COGwriter Tonight after sunset is the 15th of Nisan. While certain Jews will celebrate the Passover tonight, Passover was actually last night (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). Tonight, however, is a biblical celebration and it does resemble the Jewish celebration in that the emphasis is on a […]
Earth Day, the Environment, and the Vatican’s plan
Unofficial Earth Day Flag COGwriter April 22nd is known as “Earth Day.” COGaIC posted the following previously about it: Earth Day Report: Green With Compassion Barring natural disasters or other forces beyond our control, when human relationships are good, life is good. And while we may have all kinds of important relationships, perhaps the most […]