In the late Roman Republic, “legal” tampering with voting rolls caused the great First Civil War. This happened by sudden, massive additions of “new citizens” by legislative fiat. The parallels to today offer many lessons. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/hjWtwL1SiI — Alex Petkas – Cost of Glory (@costofglory) October 28, 2024 COGwriter There is a lot of chatter […]
Month: October 2024
Reformation Day: Most do not know the truth about Martin Luther
Martin Luther COGwriter October 31st is known by many Protestants as Reformation Day. October 31st marks the day that Martin Luther reportedly hammered his now famous 95 theses on the Wittenberg (Germany) church back in 1517. Here is a report from a Protestant source: October 31, 2024 Today marks the 507th anniversary of the Protestant […]
Halloween, All Saints, Day of the Dead?
‘ Day Day of the Dead decorations (Tomascastelazo) COGwriter Many Greco-Roman-Protestants plan to celebrate Halloween tonight. It is not a biblical nor a Christian holiday. The BBC posted the following: Samhain to Soulmass: The Pagan origins of familiar Halloween rituals 31 October 2024 With its goblins, goosebumps and rituals – from bobbing for apples to […]
SWIFT end to the US dollar?
COGwriter The US dominance of international financial transfers known as SWIFT has been affected by its weaponization of its dollar, including sanctions against nations such as Russia. This has been going on for at least a decade, so Russia and other nations have taken steps. Notice the following: Can BRICS Pay become a challenger to […]
Landmark report states EU urgently needs to act on defense; With the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency, remember PESCO?
PESCO logo (via Wikipedia) COGwriter A new report by the European Union urges the EU to spend more on its military and to be better prepared: EU urgently needs to act on defence, says landmark report 30 October 2024 The EU urgently needs to be more pro-active in its response to the increasingly complex crises […]
Protestant ‘reasons’ to celebrate Halloween–what about the Bible?
COGwriter The late WCG evangelist Leroy Neff wrote: Those who are ready will be doing God’s Work, giving “meat in due season.” (Good News, May 1982) Having seen a lot of Halloween decorations on lawns as well as seeing them for sale in stores, plus seeing Protestants who often are advocating the celebration of the […]
Israel proposing moving remaining Gazans to Egypt, but the Bible prophesies a different result
Israel is looking at pushing Gazans to Egyptian territory. Notice the following: An Israeli ministry, in a ‘concept paper,’ proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt’s Sinai October 30, 2024 JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli government ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people to Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, drawing condemnation […]
Iran’s government wants to triple military spending, whereas many in Iran want Donald Trump to win election against Kamala Harris
(From Free-Images.com) COGwriter Al Jazerra reported the following: Iran plans to increase military budget by 200 percent Defence spending boost needs parliament nod, comes as Iran and Israel exchanged tit-for-tat missile strikes in October. Iran plans to triple its military budget, a government spokeswoman has said, as tensions with rival Israel rise amid the […]
Are there reasons to consider that some early Waldenses were Church of God Christians?
Statue purported to be Peter Waldo (photo by Alexander Hoernigk) COGwriter Because post-Reformation Waldensians are trinitiarian, go to church of Sunday, eat unclean meats, and do not keep the biblical Holy Days, various ones have tried to suggest that they were always that way–and thus the Church of God cannot possibly consider any of the […]
EU, Georgian Opposition, and USA object to Georgia election results
Logo of Georgian Dream party COGwriter There have been complaints regarding the results of the election held in the nation of Georgia: Georgian president calls for protests after ruling party wins disputed election; U.S., allies call for probe October 28, 2024 Georgia’s president called for protests on Monday following a disputed parliamentary election, and the […]