Coat of arms of the European Union Military Committee (Ssolbergj) COGwriter The Bible tells of a time when the European King of the North, known as the Beast of the Sea in the Book of Revelation, will have a great army: 25 “He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of […]
Month: February 2018
Teen gunman arrested after at least 17 killed
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida COGwriter There has been more violence in the USA as many were shot at a high school: February 15, 2018 Authorities in southern Florida have charged a 19-year-old man with 17 counts of premeditated murder in connection with the latest mass shooting at a U.S. school. Police arrested […]
Chinese New Year 2018
COGwriter The Chinese “New Year 2018 of the Dog” is to start February 16, 2018. The Chinese New Year is based upon a lunar-solar calendar cycle. Like the biblical one, it is supposed to be somewhat related to Spring, though the Chinese one tends to begin earlier. The Chinese New Year is basically considered to […]
Hungary submits anti-immigration ‘Stop Soros’ bill to parliament
George Soros (photo by Harald Dettenborn) COGwriter Hungary is upset with forced immigration and billionaire George Soros: February 14, 2018 BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s nationalist government introduced legislation that would empower the interior minister to ban non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that support migration and pose a “national security risk”. The bill, submitted to parliament late on […]
Russia prepared to drop SWIFT; China preparing for launch of petroyuan
COGwriter Russia has been taking steps related to possible further monetary sanctions from the USA: February 14, 2018 Russian financial institutions are prepared to survive without access to SWIFT (The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) – the global dollar-based interbank payments network – should the US and European Union follow through with threats to […]
The real origins of Valentine’s Day
COGwriter If you are a Christian, should you celebrate February 14th as Valentine’s Day? The Apostle John was inspired to write: 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world […]
Vatican’s China plans considered a betrayal by many–but is China the nation that is ‘best implementing the social doctrine of the Church’?
Catholic Church in Jingzhou, China (Zhangzhugang) COGwriter Certain Catholics have raised concerns about the Vatican’s expected deal with China: 13 February 2018 The Catholic church risks damaging its moral authority and plunging its followers into confusion if the Vatican presses ahead with an imminent deal with the Chinese government, a group of influential Catholics has […]
Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge; 18 reasons that the Trump Administration has been ‘Apocalyptic’
COGwriter Some are sounding alarms about the expected increases in deficit spending by the Trump Administration: Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge February 13, 2018 NEW YORK (AP) — The GOP is the party of fiscal responsibility no more. That’s according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that […]
Lent, Easter, and the original Christian faith
Orthodox Church in ‘Lenten Vestments,’ Czech Republic (Frettie) COGwriter February 14th marks the day that Roman Catholics begin to observe Lent this year. Notice that Catholics are not the only ones: February 11, 2018 3 in 10 Americans with evangelical beliefs (28%) say they observe Lent; of these, 42 percent typically fast from a favorite […]
Germany averaged four anti-Semitic crimes per day in 2017, report says
Anti-Semitic protestor in Berlin (Boris Niehaus) COGwriter Anti-Semitic crimes continue to rise in Germany, as well as in France: Report: 4 anti-Semitic crimes a day in Germany in 2017 February 12, 2018 Berlin’s Tagesspiegel newspaper cites Monday a report prepared for The Left party in parliament showing that, based on preliminary figures, 1,453 anti-Semitic incidents […]