EU-Russia ‘Flag’ (Pixabay) COGwriter France’s President Macron made some comments about Russia that most of the American media has not reported: Russia Is ‘Deeply European,’ France’s Macron Says in Russian Russia is a European country, French President Emmanuel Macron has said following talks with President Vladimir Putin. Macron hosted Putin in France on Monday, where […]
Month: August 2019
Unbiblical interfaith religion being officially promoted in Germany
Interfaith slogan (Pixabay) COGwriter The German news source, Deutsche Welle reported the following: 21 August 2019 Delegates from around the world are attending the inter-faith meeting Religions for Peace in the southern German town of Lindau. DW’s Aya Ibrahim met a Tunisian participant, who says women have a special role to play when it comes […]
Should women preach sermons?
Artist’s interpretation of Mary Magdalene COGwriter Should women be able to preach sermons in church services? A while back, the old The Journal: News of the Churches of God had the following as part of its paid advertising by Tina Engelbart: Corinthians 14:34-35. Here are the two verses in the King James Version. “Let your […]
Boris Johnson calls Irish backstop ‘anti-democratic’ and Europeans concerned about post-Brexit freedom of movement in UK
Boris Johnson and Brexit (Wikipedia) COGwriter The BBC reported the following: 20 August 2019 Boris Johnson has told the EU the Irish border backstop must be scrapped as it is “unviable” and “anti-democratic”. In a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, the PM also said the backstop risked undermining the Northern Irish […]
‘China could overwhelm US military in Asia in hours, Australian report says’ and Russia upset with US missile test
Chinese Sailors COGwriter An Australian report raises concerns about the US military presence in Asia and the South Pacific: China could overwhelm US military in Asia in hours, Australian report says August 20, 2019 Hong Kong (CNN)The US military is no longer the primary force in Asia, and missiles from China’s rapidly improving military could […]
COG-UK wonders ‘Where is Elijah?”
“Elijah in the wilderness“ COGwriter A past edition of Outreach, put out by the Churches of God, UK, had the following: Where Is Elijah? If Jesus is to return any time soon, then ‘Elijah’, according to some teachers, should be alive and kicking somewhere on earth… John the Baptist reflected the life-style of the first […]
Germany wants to support European, not US naval force in Persian Gulf. ‘Germany needs to grow up. The post-war era is over.’
Persian Gulf from space (NASA) COGwriter The United States keeps pushing for a coalition of navies to patrol the Persian Gulf because of concerns about Iran. Germany has interest in keeping the Persian Gulf open, but wants to support a European, not USA-led, effort: Germany’s Global Policy Aspiration 08/13/2019 BERLIN/TEHRAN (Own report) – German military […]
Muslims observe festival honoring Mary. Is ‘Mary’ be part of the interfaith agenda?
Artists rendition of Mary, Jesus, and Joseph going to Egypt COGwriter Muslims and Copts celebrated Mary and the flight of her, Jesus, and Joseph going to Egypt yesterday: Egypt’s Christians and Muslims Show Devotion to Virgin Mary August 19, 2019 Christian tradition says that after Jesus was born, his parents fled with him to Egypt […]
Ecumenical Eucharist?
Pope Benedict XVI with Eucharist Host during Mass (Fabio Pozzebom/ABr) COGwriter While Protestants do not always use a round eucharist host, many Protestants are working with the Church of Rome and promoting Pope Francis and his interfaith/ecumenical agenda. Mike Gendron had the following related to that in his August 2015 newsletter: Rick Warren to Speak […]
SDAs and ‘How Will Our Religions Handle the Discovery of Alien Life?’
COGwriter Saw the following article: How Will Our Religions Handle the Discovery of Alien Life? … Space Seer: Seventh-day Adventist prophetess Ellen White had visions of aliens who were free of sin. It was the mention of Ellen White that first grabbed my attention. So, here is some of what that article mentions related to […]