Bundeswehr military museum COGwriter This did not take long. Within a day or two after the USA announces it plans to pull out nearly 12,000 troops, Germany has stated that it expects its army to help fill in the gaps: Germany’s Bundeswehr to help German states after US pullout 31 July 2020 Germany should do […]
Month: July 2020
Tensions rising between the USA and China
Chinese military (Wikipedia) COGwriter More and more are getting concerned about the conflicts between the USA and China: July 31, 2020 BEIJING – The recent closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston and the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu mark a new low point in ties between two of the world’s most powerful nations, analysts say. […]
Is it a curse to win the lottery?
COGwriter Many people want to win the lottery. Even those who rarely get involved tend to get lottery fever when the jackpot gets high enough. Is it always a good thing to actually win the lottery? Notice something from the past about the ‘success’ of the ‘winners’: The ‘curse’ of winning the lottery? February 6, […]
US pulling 1/3 of its troops out of Germany
COGwriter The US is moving forward with its plans to pull troops out of Germany: July 30, 2020 The United States has announced plans to pull nearly a third of its military personnel out of Germany in a continuing dispute over defence spending. President Donald Trump flagged the move back in June, amid a dispute […]
‘US Q2 GDP Crashes By A Record 32.9%, Worse Than Great Depression’ ‘ More than 11 million people in Latin America are “marching towards the brink of starvation,” U.N. food chief warns’
(Pixabay) COGwriter The economic impact of government policies related to the novel coronavirus remains high: US Q2 GDP Crashes By A Record 32.9%, Worse Than Great Depression July 30, 2020 Well, for better or worse …: at -32.9% annualized, Q2 GDP just plunged by the most on record. … a third of the US economy […]
Did you know that many Americans carry a ‘good luck’ charm?
Victorian silver mounted rabbit’s foot ‘lucky charm’ (Sobebunny) COGwriter Voice of America (VOA) ran the following: Nearly Quarter of Americans Carry Lucky Charms Nearly one in four Americans carries a good luck charm at least occasionally, according to a new survey. According to a YouGov poll, seven percent of Americans carry a lucky charm every […]
BIN: Speaker of Knesset calls on Israel to Reconquer Gaza from Hamas
Israel-Gaza Barrier COGwriter Breaking Israel News (BIN) reported the following: Speaker of Knesset calls on Israel to Reconquer Gaza from Hamas July 29, 2020 Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin addressed the Knesset … “15 years,” Levin began. “Fifteen years have passed since we stood in a long human chain from Gush Katif to Jerusalem. Holding hands […]
Charges Against Herbert W. Armstrong – DISPROVED!
Herbert W. Armstrong COGwriter A reader sent me a pdf file today that consisted of an article put together by Brian Davis and published by PCG in the July-August 2020 edition of Royal Vision. Here is a link to the article: Charges Against Herbert W. Armstrong – DISPROVED! The file format is such that I […]
Revelation 2 & 3: Seven Church Messages
COGwriter at site of “Church of the Apocalypse/Revelation” on Patmos in 2008 COGwriter Seven churches are mentioned in Revelation 1, with messages given to them in the next two chapters. As it turns out, my wife Joyce and I have been able to visit the area of each of those seven as well as the […]
‘World Council of Churches names 2022 date for 11th Assembly in Germany’
Official logo of the World Council of Churches 2022 conference COGwriter Ecumenical News (EN) reported the following: World Council of Churches names 2022 date for 11th Assembly in Germany The executive committee of the World Council of Churches has approved a new date for the WCC 11th Assembly, which will now be held in Karlsruhe, […]