COGwriter Some of you may have received various notices on the internet from companies about their data collection/privacy policies (I received several in the past few days), and most likely it is because of a European directive. This European Union rule, with enforcement starting today, is affecting internet sites around the world, including US-based news […]
Month: May 2018
Ireland divided on abortion: But biology and the Bible are not
Medieval Abortion Drug Being Given COGwriter The Irish are voting on allowing abortions today: May 25, 2018 Voters in Ireland are going to the polls Friday to decide whether to keep or repeal a constitutional amendment banning abortions in most cases. The existing amendment has been in place since 1983 and originally banned all abortions […]
Russia and China increase gold reserves, Iran sanctions expected to help petro-yuan, & Euro being pushed: changes to US dollar dominance expected
COGwriter Russia and China are continuing to increase their gold reserves: Russian Gold Reserves Surge Above 1900 Tons – 5th Largest In The World May 24, 2018 After adding 6,700,000 ounces (208 tonnes) of gold to her reserves in 2015, the Russian Central Bank added 6,400,000 ounces (199 tonnes) in 2016 and another 224 tons (7,202,000 ounces) in 2017. The […]
China increases presence in South China Sea, plus working with Angela Merkel and calling Australia ‘arrogant’
CIA Map of Territorial Claims in the South China Sea COGwriter China has put together an agreement related to the South China Sea: 24 May 2018 Satellite imagery has found nearly 400 buildings on a Chinese island in the South China Sea, indicating how Beijing might eventually deploy marines on the island. Buildings on Subi […]
Pontifical support of abortion?
Colosseum of Rome (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Abortion is wrong and it is good that many Catholics now realize this. But not all of them. I recall hearing former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, mention that the Church of Rome was not always opposed to abortion. And on that point, Nancy Pelosi was […]
‘Trump’s Quiet Victory over Europe’ or ‘The U.S. President Is Destroying the American World Order’
COGwriter The American Spectator had the following article under a link to a headline, Trump’s Quiet Victory over Europe: May 23, 2018 President Trump, realizing that Eastern European countries are under pressure from both Brussels (economically and socially) and Moscow (militarily and ideologically), made two significant moves by (1) strengthening NATO by insisting that all […]
‘Third Temple’ photoshopped over Dome of the Rock: Prophetic or dangerous?
David Friedman and the controversial photo (Israel Cohen / Kikar Hashabat) COGwriter Something disturbing happened in Israel. U.S. Ambassador David Friedman was given a photo of Jerusalem with a building looking like a Third Jerusalem Temple in the location of the Dome of the Rock: 23 May 2018 U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was […]
Time claims ‘If America Became a Christian Nation They probably wouldn’t like what it looks like’
COGwriter A while back, I saw something from Time that seemed interesting. It was partially in response to the PEW survey showing that less people in the USA identify themselves as Protestants or Roman Catholics (see PEW: Declines in USA Catholics and Protestants). Anyway, here is part of the Time article: If America Became a […]
China: Expanding influence in nations expected to be involved with Armageddon
COGwriter Irrespective of trade disputes playing out in public between the USA and China, something bigger is going on with China and the Eastern Hemisphere: Chinese money is flooding the Philippines, according to property consultant Colliers International, with a potential for future growth as China gets aggressive under its “One Belt One Road” program. As […]
Local Australian and USA authorities want to ‘minimize’ gender truth
Above was posted on Facebook COGwriter A school district in Australia is upsetting parents because of its hope to minimize biblical standards for gender: May 22, 2018 For goodness sake, this is social engineering gone crazy… Leave kids alone to be kids. Stop trying to destroy kids’ childhoods…” That is an example of the furious […]