Halal slaughtered cow (Wikipedia) COGwriter Deutsche Welle (DW) posted the following: Opinion: ECJ ruling to uphold ban on kosher, halal slaughter a distastrous decision 18 December 2020 In Europe, leaders often laud the continent’s Judeo-Christian heritage. Not only that, 75 years after the industrial mass murder of European Jews in the Shoa, German and European […]
Month: December 2020
CGOM says several things many believe are not in the Bible
COGwriter A while back, a newsletter associated with Church of God Outreach Ministries had the following: It’s not in the Book! You turn up for an event—only to find it has been cancelled. You plan a picnic—and it pours. You look forward to a big night out—and go down with ‘flu. We are used to […]
‘Netanyahu’s Rival Gantz blasted after calling for a Palestinian Capital in Jerusalem’
Benny Gantz (ראובן קפוצ’ינסקי) COGwriter Will the next designated Israeli Prime Minister allow the Palestinians to have a capital in Jerusalem? Well, he said that was acceptable: Netanyahu’s Rival Gantz blasted after calling for a Palestinian Capital in Jerusalem December 17, 2020 In a seemingly contradictory declaration, Defense Minister and Netanyahu’s main rival Benny Gantz […]
Bitcoin up: Air in a bottle? Precursor to 666?
Bitcoin (Unsplash) COGwriter ZeroHedge had two articles on Bitcoin today: Bitcoin Nears $24k, Ether Tops $600 As Institutional Adoption Accelerates December 17, 2020 The extent of institutional uptake this month is rapidly becoming an order of magnitude more significant as digital gold is seeing rising interest relative to the barbarous relic… One River Asset Management […]
Did the Apostle Paul invent the ‘virgin birth’?
COGwriter Dr. James Tabor, once part of the old Worldwide Church of God, had an article published titled Did Paul Invent the Virgin Birth? Here is some of what he had published: Paul never explicitly refers to Jesus’ virgin birth nor does he ever name either Mary or Joseph. What he does affirm is that […]
EN: Biblical illiteracy ‘utmost problem’ facing global evangelicalism
COGwriter Ecumenical News (EN) reported the following: Biblical illiteracy ‘utmost problem’ facing global evangelicalism The biggest crisis facing the evangelical, global church today is the growing lack of biblical literacy worldwide, Thomas Schirrmacher, the newly head of the World Evangelical Alliance says. “Our biggest problem is that Bible knowledge is fading away,” Schirrmacher told The Christian […]
‘LGBT Activist Calls For All Children To Be Put On Puberty Blockers’
COGwriter A representative of the LGBTQ+ crowd has made a horrible proposal to push an immoral agenda: LGBT Activist Calls For All Children To Be Put On Puberty Blockers December 16, 2020 An LGBT activist has called for ALL children to be put on puberty blockers until a decision is made as to what gender […]
Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic saint John Chrysostom on Christmas and Holy Days
John Chrysostom (Istanbul, Turkey. May 2008) COGwriter The 4th century bishop John Chrysostom is a ‘saint and doctor’ of the the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Certain Protestants also consider him to be of great importance. He is considered to be so important, he is one of four persons depicted in holding up a […]
Crackdown on Audio (and other) Bibles
ICC persecution map COGwriter We continue to see increases in persecution around the world towards those claiming some version of Christianity as their faith. But what about the Bible itself? In Canada, parts of the Bible have been effectively banned. In the USA, some seem to want at least parts of the Bible banned. Related […]
‘4 Signposts of American Collapse Which Also Occurred in the USSR’
The Soviet flag being lowered from the Kremlin and replaced with the flag of Russia on 25 December 1991, a day before the USSR was officially dissolved (Wikipedia) COGwriter The presidents of Russia and Poland have now congratulated Joe Biden: December 15, 2020 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Polish President Andrzej Duda congratulated Biden on […]