Dinosaur bones (Wikipedia Commons) COGwriter The National Catholic Register had the following in an article by Stacy Trasancos: What Do You Say When Kids Ask About Dinosaurs? Suppose you catechize your children properly and teach them all about Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden and original sin. Suppose you sit on the sofa one […]
Month: August 2024
Temple Institute performs a ‘red heifer’ type ceremony on the Temple Mount
Promotional poster from Temple Institute Newsletter July 12, 2024 COGwriter Although it has not announced that it has actually sacrificed a red heifer, the Temple Institute did a related ceremony on what is called the Temple Mount. Here is a report: Israeli Group Practices Red Heifer Ritual In Front Of Al-Aqsa Mosque August 8, 2024 […]
‘What Research Tells Us about Political Violence’ & Joe Biden on post-election violence
Donald Trump after assassination attempt (photo by Evan Vucci via Wikipedia) COGwriter The Union for Concerned Scientists posted the following: What Research Tells Us about Political Violence August 8, 2024 In the United States, it seems that political violence—which can be broadly understood as acts of violence aimed at individuals or property with the intention […]
Did you know that life has a purpose that even most Christians do not know?
COGwriter Aeon put out an article that Pocket recommended that contains the following: Does life have a purpose? Nobody expects atoms and molecules to have purposes, so why do we still think of living things in this way? There’s no sense for most scientists that a star is for anything, or that a molecule serves […]
UK still being rocked by riots and protests–survey finds 1/3 support the protesters
The majority of people charged over last week’s riots live locally to the violent demonstrations which they allegedly joined, analysis has found, contradicting Keir Starmer’s claim they were coming from out of town. https://t.co/I3o2nj0GO1 — Toby Young (@toadmeister) August 7, 2024 COGwriter Since a stabbing of children in the UK late last month, there have […]
“High-profile Jewish rabbi claims Trump is a messiah appointed by God to serve Israel,’ but …
(From Pixabay) COGwriter Is Donald Trump some type of ‘messiah’? Several have suggested so. A Jewish rabbi suggested that last month (see Obama’s endorse Kamala, but will the election be choice between Kamala Harris as Daniels’ fourth kingdom or Trump as second non-Jewish Messiah or between evils?) and another did so this month: High-profile […]
Yes, YOU CAN overcome procrastination with God’s help
(Public Domain Photos) COGwriter Pocket recommended an article about dealing with procrastination. In this post, some scriptures are shown supporting some concepts that some in the world have recognized help deal with procrastination. Now, from the Pocket recommended article: How to Beat Procrastination … The Roman-era Stoic philosopher Seneca once joked that the one thing […]
Kamala Harris has all the needed Democratic delegate votes, and selects Tim Walz as vice-presidential running mate
Tim Walz (Official government photo) COGwriter CBS reported: August 6, 2024 The Democratic National Committee’s virtual roll call vote has closed, and the Democratic Party announced that Vice President Kamala Harris received the votes of 99% of the participating delegates. … The roll call of state delegations had long been planned to take place virtually and weeks before the […]
NM: Russia Captured 162 Square Miles in Ukraine Since June 14
Map showing areas annexed by Russia from Ukraine (Public domain via Wikipedia) COGwriter While the USA has been focused on its presidential election and the UK dealing with protests, Russia has been increasing the territories it is controlling that were once part of Ukraine. Newsmax reported the following: Russia Captured 162 Square Miles in Ukraine […]
79th anniversary of Hiroshima bomb drop — Will the US itself be nuked?
Nagasaki Nuclear Bomb (1945) COGwriter Today marks the 79th anniversary of the dropping of a nuclear/atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the United States. This killed about 140,000 people. On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was hit by a second nuclear/atomic bomb that killed about 70,000. There truly was massive devastation in both Nagasaki and Hiroshima. While […]