COGwriter Have you ever wondered what did the old Pasadena Campus of Ambassador College and the former Headquarters of the old Worldwide Church of God look like? Last Summer, my wife Joyce and I visited the grounds. We have also put photos together of our visit–see Pictures of the Pasadena Campus of Ambassador College and […]
Month: June 2017
Irenaeus: Major saint or major heretic?
An engraving allegedly of Irenaeus, in Gaul (now Lyons, France) COGwriter Today is considered to be the feast/saint’s day for Irenaeus of Lyon. His writings are some of the earliest available on certain heresies and he claimed to have met the faithful Polycarp of Smyrna. A reader sent me the following: Celebrated by the Roman […]
States of Arkansas and California take steps against Monsanto and cancer
COGwriter Monsanto is a maker of herbicides and a promoter of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). It was not happy about something from the State of Arkansas: June 27, 2017 Monsanto Statement: Today, the Arkansas State Plant Board recommended an action that will prevent farmers from having access to all of the available weed control options. The […]
Pew poll concludes US image in the world tarnished because of Donald Trump, but what about CNN and Edward Snowden?
COGwriter A Pew poll has concluded that Donald Trump has damaged the world’s view of the USA: June 27, 2017 The image of the United States has deteriorated sharply across the globe under President Donald Trump and an overwhelming majority of people in other countries have no confidence in his ability to lead, a survey […]
Should you try to read the Bible literally?
COGwriter Many people feel that the Bible should interpret itself and hence can be read literally. Should you try to read the Bible literally? At theological schools they teach that there are various forms of biblical interpretation. Theological schools (and their graduates) tend to emphasize one or more styles of what they call biblical exegesis–some […]
Germans pushing for less government surveillance, but will end up with more than they bargain for
COGwriter Germans apparently want less governmental surveillance and more privacy: Resistance growing to German government’s surveillance measures Politicians and NGOs say that a spate of security measures go too far and are beginning to impinge on personal liberty. Angela Merkel’s potential next coalition partners are demanding a “general reversal” on the issue. 26 June 2017 […]
Islamic State down, but not out: Will something replace it?
Official Seal of the Islamic State COGwriter The group calling itself the Islamic State (also known as ISIL or ISIS) is suffering losses: June 26, 2017 The deputy commander of the U.S.-led coalition working to defeat the Islamic State group said Monday “the final liberation of Mosul is drawing ever closer.” British Major General Rupert […]
Shepherd’s Voice on consequences of sexual immorality
COGwriter Norman Edwards has the following in an edition of Shepherd’s Voice magazine: This is the first commandment God gave to Adam and Eve: Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, […]
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg gets coverage and has views on Donald Trump
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (photo by Michael Lucan) COGwriter Karl-Theodor zu Guttnberg wants to continue business relations with the USA. The following was machine-translated from German: 25 June 2017 When the former Minister of Economic and Defense Affairs Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg appears, the interest is great. Even in his free-speech talk about the world after […]
Donald Trump breaks White House ‘tradition’ related to Ramandan
COGwriter Donald J. Trump is not observing the end of the Islamic festival of Ramadan: June 25, 2017 Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, started on May 27 this year and ends at sundown Saturday. Muslims around the world will mark the end of the holy month by celebrating […]