Corn Zea mays (Andrew Butko) COGwriter Doing something that the USA should have done over a decade ago, 16 European nations said no to genetically-modified corn: March 28, 2017 EU member state experts have again failed to approve new licences for two new GM maize varieties to be grown in the European Union … So far, 19 […]
Month: March 2017
New Year, ‘April Fools,’ and Preparing for Passover 2017
A Shmura Matzo (Unleavened Bread is Used for Passover) COGwriter Today is the first day of the year on God’s calendar. When speaking of the Hebrew month of Abib/Nisan God declare: 2 This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Exodus 12:2). In 2017 […]
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg wants more passion for unity and Europe
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (photo by Michael Lucan) COGwriter Karl-Theodor zu Guttnberg wants more passion in politics. The following was machine-translated from German, with the original German below it: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) demands more bite in the election campaign. “One must show with passion that one wants to govern,” said the former Minister … […]
‘Are America And China Destined For War?’ Will China takeover Australia?
Chinese COSCO Freighter (Fletcher6) COGwriter The following headline caught my attention: Are America And China Destined For War? March 27, 2017 Knowing the odds history has given us, is war between China and America unstoppable?To answer such questions, we first need to understand the complexity that is the US-China relationship. In fact, there are two […]
New Year: Calculated or observed calendar?
Older Hebrew Calendar COGwriter When speaking of the Hebrew month of Abib/Nisan, which occurs around late March/early April God declared: “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you” (Exodus 12:2). After sunset on March 27th, 2017, the new month and year begins. Passover will […]
Brexit Apocalypse?
COGwriter The term ‘apocalyptic’ has been in the news related to Britain’s expected departure from the European Union (commonly called Brexit): 26 March 2017 The government will trigger Article 50 on Wednesday, kick-starting talks aimed at agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU. The government will then publish its Great Repeal Bill on Thursday. It […]
Shooting in Cincinnati
Cameo Night Club (AP photo) COGwriter There was violence in Cincinnati, Ohio: March 26, 2017 An unidentified shooter opened fire at a Cincinnati nightclub early Sunday, killing one person and wounding 14 others, officials said. The shooter escaped the melee and remained on the run Sunday. … The motive for the shooting remained unclear, but […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Mystery Babylon USA, Mecca, or Rome?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 18:33 Mystery Babylon USA, Mecca, or Rome? The Bible tells of an end-time Mystery Babylon the Great that sits on seven hills. While Catholic and Church of God scholars have identified this as Rome, others […]
RCG keeps coming up with new ‘man of sin’ teachings and now miscontrues Habakkuk
Statue Intended to be Habakkuk by Donatello (15th century) COGwriter When he first formed the what he called the Restored Church of God, David Pack claimed that stood for “precision of doctrine,” which essentially seemed to mean he was not going to change what the old WCG under Hebert W. Armstrong taught. In 2000, he […]
Europe, Pope Francis, Senator McCain, Germany, and the ‘Artificial Sun’
AP photo of new German ‘Artificial Sun’ COGwriter The Europeans have been meeting: 25 March 2017 EU leaders gathered in Rome on Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the bloc’s founding treaties against the backdrop of a series of crises that have challenged European unity. Leaders from 27 member states declared “Europe is our […]