Non-GMO and GMO-Breeding for Plants COGwriter A new study claims that genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) are safe: May 18, 2016 Genetic engineering could play a role in making crops more resilient to climate change, but more research is still needed to understand the technology’s potential uses, the National Academy of Sciences said yesterday. In a sweeping […]
Month: May 2016
‘The Elite’s Master Plan for Global Inflation’
COGwriter Jim Rickards of the Daily Reckoning posted the following : The Elite’s Master Plan for Global Inflation 17 May 2016 The global monetary elites had a conference in Zurich, Switzerland, last week. Among the speakers were William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Claudio Borio, chief economist of the […]
Have Roman Catholic popes really supported abortion?
Colosseum of Rome (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Abortion is wrong and it is good that many Catholics now realize this. But not all of them. I recall hearing former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, mention that the Church of Rome was not always opposed to abortion. And on that point, Nancy Pelosi was […]
Church of God News in Spanish
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the items we received today: Savage claims Obama would trash the economy if Trump wins; German press sees USA becoming more rottenSavage dice que Obama destrozaría la econoomía si Trump gana; prensa alemana ve a […]
China’s ‘silk road’ development more intensive than ‘Marshal Plan’
Old ‘silk road’ routes COGwriter China wants all roads, digital and physical, to lead to it: May 17, 2016 The Belt and Road Initiative, which comprises the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, was proposed by China in 2013, with the aim of building a trade and infrastructure network connecting […]
“EU’s Tusk slams Boris Johnson over ‘absurd’ Hitler comparison”
COGwriter Several days ago, London’s Mayor Johnson made some statements comparing the emerging European Union with attempts at European unity by Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler (see Brexit or Hitler? Or worse?). Today, Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, called this comparison absurd: EU’s Tusk slams Boris Johnson over ‘absurd’ Hitler comparison 17 May, […]
Thérèse of Lisieux and Satan’s Plan
Thérèse at age 15 COGwriter Thérèse of Lisieux was canonized as a ‘Catholic saint’ on May 17, 1925, by Pope Pius XI. She died in 1897. She became quite popular in the 20th century and is still popular now. Her remains have traveled the world. They have been viewed, adored, worshiped and prayed to by […]
Another heat record month
COGwriter April 2016 was reportedly the seventh month in a row to break global heat records: May 16, 2016 Last month was the hottest April on record globally – and the seventh month in a row to have broken global temperature records. The latest figures smashed the previous record for April by the largest margin […]
Mexican ex-President threatens actual war against USA if Donald Trump wins
Vincente Fox and Donald Trump COGwriter A reader sent me the following last night: Mexican President Warns Of War If “Gringo” Trump Wins The White House May 15, 2016 “in his frankest interview yet, former Mexican President Vicente Fox: “We’re coming back to the era of the ugly American. The gringo was hated all around […]
Time: If America Became a Christian Nation, They probably wouldn’t like what it looks like
COGwriter A while back, I saw something from Time that seemed interesting. It was partially in response to the PEW survey showing that less people in the USA identify themselves as Protestants or Roman Catholics (see PEW: Declines in USA Catholics and Protestants). Anyway, here is part of the Time article: If America Became a […]