Donald Trump tweets his intent to impose tariffs on Mexico in his effort to reduce migrants

Mexico-USA western beach border wall near Tijuana COGwriter US President Donald Trump tweeted the following: On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until […]

Malaysia’s Mahathir proposes common East Asia currency pegged to gold

Gold bullion COGwriter Reuters reported the following from Malaysia: Malaysia’s Mahathir proposes common East Asia currency pegged to gold KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday mooted the idea of a common trading currency for East Asia that would be pegged to gold, describing the existing currency trading in the region […]

Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the latest items we received today: “France does not belong to the French! Everyone has a right to be here!” France will violently change! “¡Francia no pertenece a los franceses! ¡Todos tienen el derecho de […]

DW: Is the only safe Jew in Germany an invisible one?

Jewish males wearing yarmulkes (David Berkowitz) COGwriter There is concern that Germany is becoming more and more intolerant of Jews: Opinion: Is the only safe Jew in Germany an invisible one? 30 May 2019 What an admission of failure! What a declaration of bankruptcy! And what an abominable reasoning when the anti-Semitism commissioner of the […]

Trade Wars: USA, Rare Earth Elements, China, and Europe

COGwriter Trade disputes seem to be growing between the USA and China: China accuses US of ‘economic terrorism’ as trade war tensions escalate May 30, 2019 China accused the Trump administration of committing “economic terrorism” on Thursday, escalating its war of words with the United States amid rising trade tensions between the two countries. The […]

Pentecost is June 9th in 2019

Artist Depiction of Pentecost (Pixabay) COGwriter The Day of Pentecost for 2019 is approaching, and is June 9th. Unlike other biblical holy days, some version of the Day of Pentecost is observed by a lot of mainstream churches, both Catholic and Protestant. And of course, since Pentecost is a biblical holy day, it is observed […]

John Bolton Accuses Iran of Tanker Attacks Off UAE and issues threat

John Bolton COGwriter The US appears to be setting the stage for a possible attack against Iran: May 29, 2019 U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that Iran was “almost certainly” responsible for attacks earlier this month on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Speaking to reporters during a […]

Were there humanoids before Adam?

Australopithecus sediba (Brett Eloff) COGwriter Did God make ‘prehistoric’ human-like beings prior to Adam? Many have wondered about this as various scientists and others have made claims. But notice a couple of observations: Modern humans (Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens sapiens) are the only extant members of the hominin clade, a branch of great apes […]