COGwriter The Washington Post reported the following: Black-clad antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley August 28, 2017 Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about 100 anarchists and antifa— “anti-fascist” — members barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. Jumping over plastic and concrete barriers, the group […]
Month: August 2017
Harvey’s “Unprecedented” Devastation, “No Parallel To Any Rainstorm In US History”
Hurricane Harvey Flooding Rescue COGwriter Flooding associated with Hurricane Harvey is massive and is continuing: Shocking Drone Footage Shows Harvey’s “Unprecedented” Devastation, “No Parallel To Any Rainstorm In US History” August 28, 2017 Based on the number of people affected, amount of water involved, and other factors, meteorologists have warned, there may be no parallel […]
Pornography is damaging to men and women
COGwriter It pornography harmless fun or is it damaging? The BBC reported the following: Easy access to online porn is ‘damaging’ men’s health, says NHS therapist Angela Gregory says more and more men in their late teens and early 20s are suffering from erectile dysfunction. She puts the blame on people becoming addicted to watching […]
Doomsayers: Planet Nibiru to destroy Planet Earth in four weeks
Artist’s impression of ‘Planet Nine,’ also called ‘Planet X’ as an ‘ice giant’ (Tomruen) COGwriter Some Protestant-leaning doomsayers believe that Planet Nibiru will hit Planet Earth on September 23, 2017: Death planet Nibiru is going to hit Earth on September 23, killing us all, author claims … a massive hidden death planet is going to crash […]
Vatican pushes liturgy changes and Zimbabwe bishops declare not voting is a sin. What about the original faith?
Pope Benedict XVI with Eucharist Host during Mass (Fabio Pozzebom/ABr) COGwriter The Vatican wants to push certain liturgical changes: Pope invokes ‘magisterial authority’ to declare liturgy changes ‘irreversible’ ROME – Addressing a group of liturgical experts on Thursday, Pope Francis said that after the teaching of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and a long path […]
Sermonette: Fasting
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 9:13 Fasting . From New Zealand, John Hickey discussing fasting. Here is a link to the sermonette: Fasting. In 2017, the Day of Atonement starts at sunset September 29th. Some other items of interest may include: Importance of Fasting […]
Protests cancelled, but problems simmering
COGwriter Another rally for ‘Freedom of Speech’ was cancelled: August 26, 2017 San Francisco (CNN)A controversial rally in San Francisco scheduled for Saturday has been replaced with a news conference, while in nearby Berkeley the organizer of an anti-Marxism rally has requested that no one attend Sunday. Officials from the liberal Bay Area cities had […]
USA not accepting Palestinian demands for peace deal
Symbol of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process COGwriter Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump has been meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: August 26, 2017 A White House peace delegation led by President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner told the Palestinian leadership that it is impossible to ask Israel to halt settlement construction […]
Sermon: Proverbs 22-23: Certainty of the Bible and How to Live
Scroll of Proverbs COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:19:32 Proverbs 22-23: Certainty of the Bible and How to Live This is the seventh sermon by Dr. Thiel covering the Book of Proverbs. In this sermon, he goes over all the verses of its […]
BBC: Polish bishops for total ban on Sunday shopping
Sunday Laws in Ontario, Canada in 1911 COGwriter We are again hearing calls for Sunday laws in Europe. This time, Poland. A reader tipped me off to the following from the BBC: Polish bishops for total ban on Sunday shopping Poland’s leading Catholic bishop has spoken out in favour of an almost complete ban on […]