Davos, Switzerland COGwriter US President Donald Trump is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: January 25, 2018 DAVOS Switzerland — President Trump arrived at this mountain resort Thursday … At a briefing on Wednesday, he said that other countries had been waging trade wars against America for some time. … At another briefing […]
Month: January 2018
Is there Chinese evidence pointing towards the Great Flood and Noah?
John Martin’s 1834 version of the Deluge COGwriter Is there any evidence in China of the Great Flood of Noah’s time? Yes. Some researchers are claiming that: A Chinese myth that speaks of a flood so high “it threatens the very heavens” may be rooted in fact after all. Some 4,000 years ago, legend says, […]
Estonia preparing for war, while North Korea ransacks farms for WWIII?
Swedish “If War Comes” brochure COGwriter The government of Estonia is taking steps to prepare for possible war: January 24, 2018 Last week, for the first time since World War II, Sweden’s government announced that it would soon distribute some 4.7 million civil defense brochures to its citizens, warning them about the onset of war. In […]
Pope Francis denounces war and persecution in the name of religion: A change from his church’s historical position and actions?
COGwriter Pope Francis made some statements to the Yazidis: January 24, 2018 “It is unacceptable that human beings be persecuted and killed because of their religious affiliation! Every person has the right to freely profess his religious beliefs without constraints.” Pope Francis received members of the Yazidi community from Germany before the General Audience this morning, […]
BBC: Why people get more stupid in a crowd
Flash Mob Pillow Fight COGwriter BBC had a headline that got my attention: Why people get more stupid in a crowd The “wisdom of crowds” doesn’t always apply – sometimes group-think nudges people to make wrong-headed decisions. The downstairs room of a central London pub is not where most psychologists would choose to stage an […]
German city says no to more refugees
Cottbus, Germany (Teodor Bordeianu) COGwriter Cottbus, the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany has temporarily pulled the welcome mat for refugees: German City Bans All New Refugees As Violent Crime Spikes January 23, 2018 One small German city has started turning away new refugees amid an explosion of violence between the newcomers and a burgeoning (and […]
US to impose tariffs: China and South Korea unhappy trade targets
COGwriter The government of the USA announced the following today: January 23, 2018 President Trump Approves Relief for U.S. Washing Machine and Solar Cell Manufacturers Washington, DC – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced today that President Trump has approved recommendations to impose safeguard tariffs on imported large residential washing machines and imported solar cells […]
Catholic and Islamic authors on Valentine’s Day
COGwriter February 14th is often celebrated as Valentine’s Day. Should you celebrate it? Christians who may be tempted to compromise need to ask themselves about the origins of Valentine’s Day. Notice what the Roman Catholics teach: The roots of St. Valentine’s Day lie in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on Feb. […]
Hal Lindsey sees cryptocurrencies aligning with the Beast of Revelation
COGwriter The evangelical Protestant writer Hal Lindsey is probably best known for writing a book titled The Late Great Planet Earth decades ago. That book went into various aspects of prophecy–many of which were in error–as well as several items Hal Lindsey currently erroneously teaches (see, for example, Is There A Secret Rapture for the […]
‘Super Blood Moon’ expected next week: Mark Biltz claims prophetic ramifications
January 2014 edition of the Bible News Prophecy magazine denounced Mark Biltz’s blood moon views COGwriter Years ago, I denounced the view that the ‘blood moons’ of 2014 and 2015 could mean that Jesus would return or that the ‘Day of the Lord’ was about to start. This was something that Mark Biltz (who practices […]