Artist Interpretation of the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. (Wikipedia) COGwriter Back in 2014, Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met together and announced an intended ecumenical meeting in honor of the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D.: May 29, 2014 Istanbul (AsiaNews) – On his return from Jerusalem , where he met […]
Month: September 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate, but . . .
(ABC promotional photo) COGwriter Voice of America reported the following related to the debate last night between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris: Harris, Trump spar from start of their presidential debate Updated September 11, 2024 U.S. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump had never met until their presidential debate Tuesday […]
9/11–much more terrorism will hit the USA
United Airlines’ Flight 175 Hitting South Tower, 9/11/2001 COGwriter On September 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists took over four commercial airliners and crashed them. Much has been discussed about it: September 10, 2024 If this week marks twenty-three years since 9/11, this year has already seen a significant anniversary linked to the attack: in July, the […]
European Union’s Court of Justice upholds $14.4 billion tax against Apple & $2.7 billion fine against Google–trade war anyone?
COGwriter Back in 2019, I posted the following news item by Politico: European Union officials have drawn up an aggressive 173-page plan to counter both President Donald Trump’s trade moves and American tech giants including Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook. According to a document obtained by POLITICO, European Commission officials are pushing their president-elect, […]
I365: Pope visits largest Muslim nation: Signing end of days Esau-Ishmael alliance against Israel
COGwriter Israel365News posted the following: Pope visits largest Muslim nation: Signing end of days Esau-Ishmael alliance against Israel September 10, 2024 Pope Francis embarked on a 12-day tour of four nations in Southeast Asia and Oceania, beginning his tour with a visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. […]
Dating, Sex, and Marriage
COGwriter Many have questions about dating, sex, and marriage. This post has links to written as well as audio-video information related to those topics. The Continuing Church of God put together the following animation related to dating: 5:16 First Date: Worldly vs. Christian Should a first date be between two experienced pickup artists interested in […]
Call for Europe to unify and reorganize by Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi (Pixabay photo) COGwriter EuroNews reported the following: Draghi calls for EU common borrowing, end to national vetoes to compete with China, US 9 September 2024 Ex-Italian Premier Mario Draghi has called for common EU borrowing and an end to national vetoes in a landmark report on economic competitiveness presented to the EU executive […]
Donald Trump calls for 100% tariffs against nations looking to drop the US dollar–a move of desperation that, at best, delays the inevitable–but at worst, could accelerate it.
(From Pixabay) COGwriter CNBC reported the following: Trump’s vow of 100% tariffs on nations that snub the dollar is a lose-lose for China and U.S., economist says September 9, 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s threat to slap countries that shun the U.S. dollar with 100% tariffs is a “lose-lose” situation for both America […]
Did Pope Francis call Dante ‘a prophet of hope’?
Title page of 1555 edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy (photo by Fivedit) COGwriter Dante Alighieri wrote something that became known as the Divine Comedy. It gives a misleading and false understanding about what happens after death as well as obfuscates God’s plan of salvation (more on God’s plan is in the free online book: Universal […]
‘Europe Has Seen 21 Attempted Terror Attacks This Year’
(Photo from Free-Images.com) COGwriter Anti-migrant sentiment, along with hooliganism, flared in Ireland after one, who may have been born in Algeria, stabbed people at a preschool: Europe Has Seen 21 Attempted Terror Attacks This Year. Western Europe has seen 21 attempted terror attacks and seven successful attacks so far this year, as a terrorism expert […]