Church of God News

Month: December 2017

‘The Feast of the Immaculate Conception’ and other non-biblical holidays in December

COGWriter December 8th is observed by Roman, as opposed to Eastern Orthodox, Catholics as the ‘Feast of the Immaculate Conception.’ It is an official holiday for certain countries in Europe and Latin America. Here is some of what Pope Francis said about it before, from a translation posted by Zenit (a pro-Vatican news agency): December […]

Update on CGI’s Ian Boyne

COGwriter CGI’s Ian Boyne was hospitalized as reported here earlier (see CGI’s Ian Boyne hospitalized). Here is an update from the CGImedina.org prayer request site: This is an update on Ian Boyne’s current health condition. I received a call from Chris Hendrix a deacon in the Kingston Jamaica church, informing me that yesterday Ian left […]

‘St. Nicholas Day’

Russian Iconic Portrayal of Nicholas of Myra COGwriter Who was the real Catholic and Orthodox saint called Nicholas? Here are some answers from a Catholic monsignor priest: The Real St. Nicholas – Not Fat and Not Very Jolly Either. (Dec 6) is the Feast of St. Nicholas. The real St. Nicholas was nothing close to […]

Germany fears Donald Trump policies more than North Korea, Russia, or Turkey

COGwriter The Germans are more and more upset with the USA because of Donald Trump: December 5, 2017 BERLIN — The United States under President Trump increasingly treats Europe as a global competitor rather than a partner and is pursuing policies that potentially hurt the interests of traditional U.S. allies, Germany’s top diplomat said Tuesday. […]

Austria’s Constitutional Court orders ‘legalization’ of homosexual marriage

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter Sadly, the top court in Austria has decided against the Bible, but in favor of another part of the LGBTQ agenda: 5 December 2017 Same-sex couples will be allowed to marry in Austria from 2019, according to a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court announced on Tuesday.. Same-sex […]

What, according to the Church of Rome, is the Tannenbaum religion?

COGwriter The Wall Street Journal ran an article before that contained the following: The Stranger in the House Christmas trees arrived in England and America only in the mid-19th century… The Tannenbaum (which simply means “fir tree”) came to be associated, apocryphally or not, with Martin Luther. Because of that, many Catholics in Germany once […]

CGI’s Ian Boyne hospitalized

COGwriter CGI’s Ian Boyne has been hospitalized: December 4, 2017 Veteran journalist and deputy chief executive officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Ian Boyne was yesterday rushed to hospital following a heart attack and is in a medically induced coma, a member of his family has confirmed. A source close to the Jamaica Observer […]

Loss of privacy, and now government wants plants to spy

Ukrainian poster (Борис У.) COGwriter We are seeing governments surveilling more and more as they feel their right to know exceeds peoples rights to privacy. And tech companies continue to be making that easier: December 4, 2017 iPhone X Facial Recognition Technology Faces Privacy Concerns Apple (AAPL) has touted its iPhone X facial recognition technology as […]