Symbol of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process COGwriter The Associated Press reported the following: Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. December 25, 2023 Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether, raising the possibility of […]
Month: December 2023
Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks from tradition to celebrate Christmas on December 25–an attempt to curry favor from Europe?
St Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine (Photo by Paweł ‘pbm’ Szubert) COGwriter CBS reported the following: Orthodox Church Row Threatens US Aid to Ukraine December 25, 2023 Ukrainian Orthodox Christians attended services on Sunday as the country for the first time celebrated Christmas on December 25, after the government changed the date from January 7, […]
Christmas: 22 points to consider as well as arguments for it?
(Pixabay photo) COGwriter Many who claim Christianity celebrate December 25th as the date of Jesus’ birth. Yet, many do not understand the biblical or historical truth about it. Here is a list of 22 items people who keep Christmas seem not to fully consider: In Leviticus 23, God lists His festivals–with specific dates. 1 And […]
Japan massively increasing its military spending
Japanese anti-ballistic missile launch COGwriter Japan’s understanding of its Constitution just changed and some are concerned what they may mean: 24 December 2023 Japan is an island of political and economic stability in an Asia-Pacific region full of geostrategic threats and ideological tensions. This is at least the perception cultivated by Japan and some of […]
Iran using drones and Iran threatens to close Mediterranean Sea
Tanker hit off India coast by drone from Iran, says US. https://t.co/ZVbpQneHkq — Alicia Kearns MP (@aliciakearns) December 24, 2023 COGwriter Iran reportedly is using military attack drones: Iranian drone struck chemical tanker in Indian Ocean: Pentagon December 24, 2023 An Iranian drone struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, according to […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood
Emblem of Hamas (Wikipedia) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 14:26 Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood What are the goals of Hamas? What are its ties to the Muslim Brotherhood? Do they have the same end goal? Nadia Matar reported that the […]
COVID cases, particularly JN.1 rising–vaccines or probiotics or ?
COGwriter CBS reported the following: Flu and COVID-19 infections rise ahead of holiday gatherings December 23, 2023 An increase in COVID-19 and flu infection rates could get worse in coming weeks, fueled by holiday gatherings and low vaccination rates. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/flu-and-covid-19-infections-rise-ahead-of-holiday-gatherings/ December 22, 2023 The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other ‘science events to watch for in 2024’
(Pixabay photo) COGwriter We continue to see concerns raised related to Artificial Intelligence (AI): December 23, 2023 AI is growing faster than we ever imagined and some worry it might soon be smarter than us and out of control. … On one side, we have former Google scientist Dr. Geoffrey Hinton warning that we’re going […]
Sermon: Arguments for Christmas?
(Pixabay photo) COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:10:57 Arguments for Christmas? This sermon goes over four articles, two from Protestants and two from Roman Catholics, who give their reasons and arguments for why they feel that real Christians should observe the 25th of December […]
BRICS nations Russia and China have essentially stopped using the USA dollar for trade
BRICS Confirms Another 6 Country Expansion in 2024https://t.co/4TfiAbw0oR — BRICS (@BRICSinfo) December 22, 2023 COGwriter The BRICS alliance is expected to grow in 2024: At the bloc’s 2023 annual summit, the BRICS alliance announced a landmark six-country expansion effort. Subsequently, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran, Argentina, Egypt, and Ethiopia received invitations. Now, India’s […]