Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Official White House Photos) COGwriter Deutsche Welle (DW) reported the following: US election: EU pins hopes on Joe Biden victory 2 November 2020 The trans-Atlantic relationship has taken a beating over the four years of a Trump presidency. But Janis Emmanouilidis believes there is still hope for the partnership — if […]
Month: November 2020
Balfour Declaration and Middle East Peace?
Balfour Declaration Letter COGwriter It has been an interesting year in the Middle East as, although the Palestinians did not accept Donald Trump’s “deal of the century,” some Arab states restored ties with Israel (see UAE Cancels Israel Boycott, Allows Economic Deals: Prelude to Temporary Peace? and Bahrain king’s peace with Israel opposed by Palestinians, Iranians, […]
Terrorist stabbings and Greek Orthodox priest shot in France: Will Islam remain in Europe?
Road in front of Notre-Dame de Nice closed by the French police after the 2020 Nice stabbing (Photo by Martino C.) COGwriter Voice of America reported the following: Suspect in Attack on Greek Orthodox Priest in Lyon Arrested November 1, 2020 French authorities said that a person suspected of firing a hunting gun and seriously […]
All Saints Day, All Souls Day, and the Day of the Dead
COGwriter Today is observed by many as All Saints Day, and tomorrow as All Souls’ Day. All Souls’ Day is basically a Catholic, and not a biblical, holiday and is endorsed by the Church of Rome: ALL SOULS Day. A solemn commemoration of, and prayer for, all the souls in Purgatory, which the Church makes […]
Sermonette: Masoretic Text of the Old Testament
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 27:23 Masoretic Text of the Old Testament What is the Masoretic Text? Did it only exist starting 916 A.D. or is there proof of it a thousand or more years earlier? Is the Greek Septuagint an improvement to the […]