COGwriter The Associated Press put out the following: Euro currency remains a work in progress on 20th birthday December 28, 2018 FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The euro is about to celebrate its 20th birthday, but the countries that use it are still wrestling with how the shared currency should work and how to fix flaws […]
Month: December 2018
Nomura’s 8 ‘grey swans’ for 2019
Black Swan (Calvin Teo) COGwriter Are you familiar with ‘black swan’ and ‘grey swan’ events. Here is some information: Many investors will be familiar with the term “Black Swans” — the term coined by author Nassim Nicholas Taleb to describe unexpected or unlikely market events that can cause huge disruption. Nicholas Taleb argued that, while unlikely, […]
CCOG after six years: The fastest growing xWCG COG in the 21st century
COGwriter Though it traces its history from Acts 2, the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) was officially declared on December 28, 2012, to be established as a corporation sole (see also Why Bob Thiel Left the Living Church of God and Why is the Continuing Church of God a corporation sole?). When my wife Joyce and […]
China May Take Over Kenya’s Largest Port Over Unpaid Chinese Loan
Harbor and Port of Mombasa (Andrew Thomas) COGwriter China may exercise an option that could allow it to take over Kenya’s largest port: China To Take Over Kenya’s Largest Port Over Unpaid Chinese Loan December 27, 2018 After years of “benevolent” handouts to various African countries by Beijing, all of which however came in the […]
Germany’s Bundeswehr floats idea of recruiting EU citizens
Bundeswehr military museum COGwriter Germany’s Bundeswehr has again mentioned that it wants EU citizens to be in its army: Bundeswehr floats idea of recruiting EU citizens 27 December 2018 Germany’s armed forces appeared ready to break with its German nationality prerequisite for fixed-term and professional soldiers Thursday by suggesting that other EU citizens could help fill […]
Roman Catholic Bishop Tells Jewish Host Ben Shapiro: Those ‘Outside of the Explicit Christian Faith Can Be Saved’
Vatican City (photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: Roman Catholic Bishop Tells Jewish Host Ben Shapiro: Those ‘Outside of the Explicit Christian Faith Can Be Saved’ Roman Catholic bishop Robert Barron of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles told popular conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who identifies with Orthodox […]
PCG: ‘Hezbollah: In the Next War, We Will Not Be Alone’
Hezbollah Flag COGwriter The group officially calling itself the Philadelphia Church of God (PCG) posted the following: Hezbollah: In the Next War, We Will Not Be Alone December 26, 2018 “In the event of any war against Hezbollah, the movement is not going to be alone.” These words came from an Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group […]
Over 400 killed by tsunami: Could it happen to you?
COGwriter The Sundra Straight Tsunami killed over 400 in Indonesia. Warnings were not triggered as forecasters anticipated: “EXTREME weather and high waves” around the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano within the notorious Pacific Ring of Fire have prompted Indonesian authorities to urge people to stay away from the coast already devastated by the tsunami which has […]
Muslims condemn ‘New Years;’ Should Christians?
COGwriter A while back, a religious leader in Turkey publicly condemned New Year’s and Christmas as pagan: Christmas and New Year celebrations are events where both pagan rituals and capitalist drives are intertwined, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Mehmet Görmez said in a statement… “What I will most object to as the religious […]
‘Archaeologists shed new light on Biblical site linked to the Ark of the Covenant’
Replica of Ark of the Covenant in George Washington Masonic National Memorial (photo by SchuminWeb) COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following: Archaeologists shed new light on Biblical site linked to the Ark of the Covenant Archaeologists believe they have shed new light on Biblical site linked to the Ark of the […]