{"id":86694,"date":"2024-02-29T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=86694"},"modified":"2024-02-29T07:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:26:08","slug":"ms-shoplifting-in-america-is-wildly-out-of-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/doctrine\/ms-shoplifting-in-america-is-wildly-out-of-control\/","title":{"rendered":"MS: Shoplifting In America Is Wildly Out Of Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shoplifting is so rampant in CA that one store in SF erected a barricade at the entrance &amp; only allows escorted shopping. Meanwhile, progressive reformers\/media and lawmakers say the \u201cincreased theft\u201d claims are just a conservative scare tactic. It\u2019s like living in a nightmare\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1pxn34XGOL\">pic.twitter.com\/1pxn34XGOL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Reisig (@jeffreisig) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffreisig\/status\/1761991223412494419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/cogwriter.htm\">COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael Snyder posted the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Shoplifting In America Is Wildly Out Of Control<\/h2>\n<p>February 28, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Shoplifters are going hog wild all over America, and our politicians seem powerless to stop this crisis.\u00a0 When I was growing up, shoplifting was something that was pretty rare.\u00a0 Once in a while some irresponsible idiot would slip a candy bar into his pocket, but it wasn\u2019t something that retailers were too stressed out about.\u00a0 But now everything has changed.\u00a0 Retail \u201cshrink\u201d broke the 100 billion dollar barrier in 2022, and the final number for 2023 is expected to be even higher.\u00a0 Stuff is being stolen from our major retailers on an industrial scale, and this is having very serious consequences.<\/p>\n<p>From coast to coast, retail locations are being permanently shut down because there is no end in sight to this madness.<\/p>\n<p>This is particularly true in our largest urban areas.\u00a0 In San Francisco, a Macy\u2019s store that had been open for 77 years is being closed down, and employees <a title=\"are telling the press\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13136437\/Macys-San-Francisco-SHOPLIFTING-blame-closure.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are telling the press<\/a> that shoplifting was the primary factor behind the decision\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Employees at Macy\u2019s flagship San Francisco store in Union Square have blamed its planned closure on shoplifting \u2013 despite mayor London Breed claiming crime was not a factor.<\/p>\n<p>The Union Square store announced earlier this week it will be closing its doors after 77 years as part of a plan to close 150 locations across the nation over the next three years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It isn\u2019t just a few things that are going missing at that Macy\u2019s store.<\/p>\n<p>According to one employee, the men\u2019s department is being systematically looted <a title=\"on a daily basis\" href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2024\/02\/27\/macys-union-square-closure-rampant-shoplifting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on a daily basis<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Another employee says that most of the shoplifting is being done <a title=\"by drug users and groups of teens\" href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2024\/02\/27\/macys-union-square-closure-rampant-shoplifting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by drug users and groups of teens<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The streets of California cities are flooded with addicts, and they are going to do whatever they have to do to feed their addictions.<\/p>\n<p>So this shoplifting crisis is not going away.<\/p>\n<p>At one hardware store in San Francisco, employees <a title=\"are now escorting customers around the store\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/san-francisco-store-tests-shopping-185610070.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are now escorting customers around the store<\/a> in a desperate attempt to reduce the level of shoplifting\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The amount of retail \u201cshrink\u201d in the United States <a title=\"has more than doubled\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/01\/09\/why-retail-100-billion-shrink-crisis-may-shoplifting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has more than doubled<\/a> in recent years, and it just continues to explode higher\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Shrink is the industry term for inventory loss often attributed to theft, damage, or errors. Once simply considered a cost of doing business, shrink resulted in retail profit losses exceeding a staggering $100 billion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more problematic, the trend of shrink appears to be far from reversing course, with losses more than doubling over the past five years. In an industry where margins and profitability are already under significant pressure, the rise in retail shrink is capturing the attention of all levels within retail organizations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sadly, there are some parts of the country where the looting of retailers has essentially become a way of life.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this has even been happening <a title=\"in our nation\u2019s capital\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/yourmoney\/consumer\/article-13001379\/Washington-CVS-closed-rampant-theft.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in our nation\u2019s capital<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Staff claim more than 45 schoolkids would go into the store and steal chips and drinks in the morning, after their classes and late at night. It will close on February 29, according to WTTG-TV.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Those kids wouldn\u2019t have been able to loot that store multiple times per day if they had been put in prison the first time they did it.<\/p>\n<p>But our politicians don\u2019t want such harsh laws.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/shoplifting-in-america-is-wildly-out-of-control\/\">https:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/shoplifting-in-america-is-wildly-out-of-control\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The above brought the following scripture to mind:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>11 Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. (Ecclesiastes 8:11)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Various US states&#8211;like California, parts of Illinois, and parts of New York&#8211;have decided against strongly prosecuting thieves, hence in many places we are seeing more and more of them.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the basic reason for shoplifting is lack of fear of God and love for one&#8217;s neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>Notice a last days prophecy:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! (2 Timothy 3:1-5)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Notice the following causes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>10 As it is written:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is none righteous, no, not one;<br \/>\n11 There is none who understands;<br \/>\nThere is none who seeks after God.<br \/>\n12 They have all turned aside;<br \/>\nThey have together become unprofitable;<br \/>\nThere is none who does good, no, not one.&#8221;<br \/>\n13 &#8220;Their throat is an open tomb;<br \/>\nWith their tongues they have practiced deceit&#8221;;<br \/>\n&#8220;The poison of asps is under their lips&#8221;;<br \/>\n14 &#8220;Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.&#8221;<br \/>\n15 &#8220;Their feet are swift to shed blood;<br \/>\n16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;<br \/>\n17 And the way of peace they have not known.&#8221;<br \/>\n18 &#8220;There is no fear of God before their eyes.&#8221; (Romans 3:10-18)<\/p>\n<p>12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because you despise this word,<br \/>\nAnd trust in oppression and perversity,<br \/>\nAnd rely on them,<br \/>\n13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you<br \/>\nLike a breach ready to fall,<br \/>\nA bulge in a high wall,<br \/>\nWhose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. (Isaiah 30:12-13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, the lack of fear of God and despising His word are the causes for what has been happening.<\/p>\n<p>You know, I hate keys.<\/p>\n<p>What I really hate are not the keys themselves, but the need to have them and the need to often carry them. And sometimes, in some situations actually using them.<\/p>\n<p>Can you imagine a world in which you never have to worry about anyone stealing anything from you, your family, your business, etc.? A world where no one tries to cheat you?<\/p>\n<p>A world where you don&#8217;t need keys?<\/p>\n<p>That is how the world should be. And we will see that in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/GospeloftheKingdomofGod.pdf\">Kingdom of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We could see that now if people would obey the eighth commandment. Which, from the Book of Exodus, states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>15 \u201cYou shall not steal. (Exodus 20:15)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite knowing of this command, the Anglo-American nations are being damaged by increasing hate and a lot of stealing.<\/p>\n<p>The Apostle Paul wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, (1 Timothy 1:5)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If people would strive to keep the commandments and love their neighbor, that would solve crime.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, we live in a society where more and more the commandments are despised&#8211;hence more crime.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus strongly condemned thieves:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0more abundantly. (John 10:10)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We are not to steal. Notice that Jesus came to be the opposite of thieves&#8211;He came to give&#8211;and He gave all He could for us.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible not only teaches against stealing, it says to give to others:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. (Ephesians 4:28)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, you are to GIVE to others, not just avoiding stealing!<\/p>\n<p>If everyone stole and no one produced, there would be nothing to eat, nothing to wear, etc. Stealing hurts society.<\/p>\n<p>It may be of interest to note that the biblical penalty for stealing was to pay the stolen from 4-5 times as much as the value of what was stolen (cf. Exodus 22:1). And for stealing food, 7 times as much (Proverbs 6:31).<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, this taught people that they would not get rich from stealing and needed to produce their own food.<\/p>\n<p>From a societal perspective, we would almost never need locks or carry keys if people did not steal. Also, if people do not steal, they tend to realize that they need to work to produce what they and their families need.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Jesus warned:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. (Matthew 24:12)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Increased crime, like shoplifting, is showing that.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, things will get worse as well as we see the soon rise of the Beast\u00a0and Antichrist (see also the free online book: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/TenCommandments.pdf\">The Ten Commandments: The Decalogue, Christianity, and the Beas<\/a>t).<\/p>\n<p>Related to theft and other crimes, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccog.org\"><em>Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> recently put out the following sermon:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"contents\" class=\"style-scope ytd-shelf-renderer\">\n<div id=\"scroll-container\" class=\"style-scope yt-horizontal-list-renderer\">\n<div id=\"items\" class=\"style-scope yt-horizontal-list-renderer\">\n<div id=\"dismissible\" class=\"style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\">\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint inline-block style-scope ytd-thumbnail\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J_4W3WYcBK4\" rel=\"null\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"yt-core-image yt-core-image--fill-parent-height yt-core-image--fill-parent-width yt-core-image--content-mode-scale-aspect-fill yt-core-image--loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/J_4W3WYcBK4\/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwE2CPYBEIoBSFXyq4qpAygIARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBvABAfgB_gmAAtAFigIMCAAQARhTIF4oZTAP&amp;rs=AOn4CLANG00OtUe56bPnf_D7YV6EX_iKYg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"overlays\" class=\"style-scope ytd-thumbnail\">\n<div id=\"time-status\" class=\"style-scope ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"hover-overlays\" class=\"style-scope ytd-thumbnail\">1:12:40<\/div>\n<div id=\"details\" class=\"style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\">\n<div id=\"text-metadata\" class=\"style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\">\n<div id=\"meta\" class=\"style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\">\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\"><a id=\"video-title\" class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\" title=\"8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J_4W3WYcBK4\" aria-label=\"8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give by ContinuingCoG No views 1 hour, 12 minutes\">8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\">Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if we did not need keys? What about if the value of money did not drop (inflation) because governments use dross coinage and\/or print up (physically or electronically) money? What does the eighth commandment state and cover? Are crimes of auto theft, shoplifting, and other forms of theft up in nations such as the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom? Why do people steal? Does what is called &#8220;shrinkage&#8221; increase costs? What about cheating? What about false weights, false advertising, and mob stealing? Are their societal costs to academic and marital cheating? What about phishing and internet scams? Do false religious teachers steal God&#8217;s words according to the prophet Jeremiah? Why could not keeping the Sabbath or Holy Days be considered stealing? Can a thief repent? Are people, including former thieves, supposed to produce and give? Is failing to give tithes and offerings stealing according to the Bible? God is love and stealing fosters hate. Was stealing prohibited before the Ten Commandments were written on Mt. Sinai? Does the New Testament show that stealing is wrong after Jesus was resurrected? <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is a link to our sermon: <a id=\"video-title\" class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\" title=\"8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J_4W3WYcBK4\" aria-label=\"8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give by ContinuingCoG No views 1 hour, 12 minutes\">8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Society is becoming increasingly lawless as Jesus warned.<\/p>\n<p>Do not be among those that let their love grow cold.<\/p>\n<p><em>Some items of related interest may include the following:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/TenCommandments.pdf\">The Ten Commandments: The Decalogue, Christianity, and the Beast<\/a>\u00a0This is a free pdf book explaining the what the Ten Commandments are, where they came from, how early professors of Christ viewed them, and how various ones, including the Beast of Revelation, will oppose them. A related sermon is titled:\u00a0<a title=\"The Ten Commandments and the Beast of Revelation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5rkZvzVgkFM\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=B4kXWffJAYSMugKbqoroDw&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;ved=CDMQ0h4YACITCLfp_fT17dMCFQSGTgodG5UC_SibHA\">The Ten Commandments and the Beast of Revelation<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/priority.htm\">FIRST COMMANDMENT: Priorities and the Most Broken Commandment<\/a>\u00a0Which commandment is broken the most? Which one is most involved with what should be your top priority? Here is a link to a related sermon:\u00a0<a id=\"video-title48\" title=\"The Most Violated Commandment and Priorities\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=458FaOBgr6s\" aria-label=\"The Most Violated Commandment and Priorities by ContinuingCoG 35 minutes ago 1 hour, 14 minutes 2 views\">The Most Violated Commandment and Priorities<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/idols.htm\">SECOND COMMANDMENT: What Did the Early Church Teach About Idols and Icons?\u00a0<\/a>Did the early Church use icons? What was the position of Christians about such things? A related sermon is available:\u00a0<a title=\"The Second Commandment, Idols, and Icons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iLWcw_8HpBw\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=ukBoWKneHtapuQLdkIewAQ&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;ved=CDMQ0h4YACITCKmjt63Mn9ECFdZUTgodXcgBFiibHA\">The Second Commandment, Idols, and Icons<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cogwriter.com\/third-commandment-words-matter.htm\">THIRD COMMANDMENT: Words Matter<\/a>\u00a0Are you obeying the Third Commandment? Are you sure? Could you be blaspheming with your euphemisms or life actions? Here is a link to a related sermon:\u00a0<a id=\"video-title33\" title=\"Third Commandment, Plus: Word Matter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iyOrs6xj1kw\" aria-label=\"Third Commandment, Plus: Word Matter by ContinuingCoG 1 hour ago 1 hour, 11 minutes 14 views\">Third Commandment Plus: Words Matter<\/a>. Here is a link to a shorter video:\u00a0<a id=\"video-title208\" title=\"Was Increased Cursing Prophesied?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZTvArRDSpzU\" aria-label=\"Was Increased Cursing Prophesied? by BibleNewsProphecy 7 hours ago 9 minutes, 9 seconds 37 views\">Was Increased Cursing Prophesied?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/sabbath.htm\">FOURTH COMMANDMENT: The Sabbath in the Early Church and Abroad<\/a>\u00a0Was the seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath observed by the apostolic and post-apostolic Church? Here is a link to a related sermon:\u00a0<a id=\"video-title224\" title=\"Fourth Commandment: Saturday or Sunday?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xzTwpJsqj9c\" aria-label=\"Fourth Commandment: Saturday or Sunday? by ContinuingCoG 1 hour ago 1 hour, 15 minutes No views\">Fourth Commandment: Saturday or Sunday?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cogwriter.com\/fifth-commandment-honor-mother-father.htm\">FIFTH COMMANDMENT: Honor and Be Honorable<\/a>\u00a0The fifth commandment involves family relationships. Is it more than parents and children? What about love and ruling well your household? Here is a link to a related sermon:\u00a0<a id=\"video-title259\" title=\"Honor Your Parents and Rule Honorably\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sxt_iIhXK30\" aria-label=\"Honor Your Parents and Rule Honorably by ContinuingCoG 2 hours ago 1 hour, 5 minutes 5 views\">Honor Your Parents and Rule Honorably<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/sixth-commandment-anger-self-control.htm\">SIXTH COMMANDMENT: Anger, Murder, Abortion, Sports, Self-Control, &amp; Kindness<\/a>\u00a0Is there more to the 6th commandment than not murdering? What about abortion, hate, and violent sports? What is the attitude real Christians should have? Here is a link to a related sermon::\u00a0<a id=\"video-title278\" title=\"Murder, anger, kindness, and love\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pa9v1NlBq3Q\" aria-label=\"Murder, anger, kindness, and love by ContinuingCoG 3 days ago 1 hour, 17 minutes 44 views\">Murder, anger, kindness, and love<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/seventh-commandment-adultery-is-not-love.htm\">SEVENTH COMMANDMENT: Love and Faithfulness, Not Sexual Immorality<\/a>\u00a0The seventh commandment prohibits adultery. Jesus made it clear that it involved more than marital infiedlity. What about the LGBTQ+ movement and the Bible? Here is a link to a related video sermon:\u00a0<a id=\"video-title301\" title=\"7th Commandment: Love and Faithfulness\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1KRPWMggstI\" aria-label=\"7th Commandment: Love and Faithfulness by ContinuingCoG 1 hour, 10 minutes 10 views\">7th Commandment: Love and Faithfulness<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/eighth-commandment-produce-not-steal.htm\">EIGHTH COMMANDMENT: Give not take<\/a>. The eighth commandment prohibits stealing. This includes thievery, not tithing, debasing currency, cheating, and many other wrong acts. Here is a link to a related sermon: <a id=\"video-title\" class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-grid-video-renderer\" title=\"8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J_4W3WYcBK4\" aria-label=\"8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give by ContinuingCoG No views 1 hour, 12 minutes\">8th Commandment: Do Not Steal or Cheat, Instead Produce and Give<\/a>.<br \/>\n<span class=\"style17\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/crime-can-be-stopped-heres-how.htm\">Crime can be stopped&#8230;here&#8217;s how!<\/a><\/span> This was a booklet that was edited with some updates by Dr. Thiel. Here is a link to a related sermon: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Crime and How it Will be Stopped!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yvxy9VD5SzQ&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=YO-6VOCfCtDx-QPLyYGABA&amp;feature=c4-overview-u&amp;ved=CBoQvxs\">Crime and How it Will be Stopped!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/all-about-love.htm\">The Philadelphia Remnant: It&#8217;s All About Love<\/a> This is what CCOG teaches. It is important to remember.Two elated videos are available: <a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Nairobi Conference: All About Love\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=re4xCg9JLC4\" aria-describedby=\"description-id-541962\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=qp6kWNuRG6eO_AOi7J6ADA&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;ved=CC4Q-SUYACITCNuOsbDektICFScHfwodIrYHwCibHA\">Nairobi Conference: All About Love<\/a> and <a id=\"video-title234\" title=\"CCOG: It's All About Love\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CIlhU1w6LFU\" aria-label=\"CCOG: It's All About Love by ContinuingCoG 1 hour ago 20 minutes 11 views\">CCOG: It&#8217;s All About Love<\/a>.<br \/>\n6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/philadelphiachurch.htm\"> The Philadelphia Church Era<\/a> was predominant circa 1933 A.D. to 1986 A.D. The old Radio Church of God and old Worldwide Church of God, now the remnant of that era is basically the most faithful in the Church of God, like who hold to the beliefs and practices of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccog.org\">Continuing<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccog.org\"> Church of God<\/a>.<br \/>\n7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/laodiceachurch.htm\"> The Laodicean Church Era <\/a>has been predominant circa 1986 A.D. to present. The Laodiceans are non-Philadelphians who mainly descended from the old WCG or its offshoots.\u00a0 They do not properly understand the work or biblical prophecies and will face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/when-will-the-great-tribulation-begin.htm\">Great Tribulation<\/a> if they do not repent. One video of related interest is <a id=\"video-title275\" title=\"50+ Laodicean Prophetic Errors\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERRAYSbXui4\" aria-label=\"50+ Laodicean Prophetic Errors by ContinuingCoG 1 hour, 10 minutes 2 views\">50+ Laodicean Prophetic Errors<\/a>. See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/laodicea-errors.htm\">Do You Hold to Any of These Laodicean Prophetic Errors?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoplifting is so rampant in CA that one store in SF erected a barricade at the entrance &amp; only allows escorted shopping. Meanwhile, progressive reformers\/media and lawmakers say the \u201cincreased theft\u201d claims are just a conservative scare tactic. It\u2019s like living in a nightmare\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/1pxn34XGOL \u2014 Jeff Reisig (@jeffreisig) February 26, 2024 COGwriter Michael Snyder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doctrine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86694"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86697,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86694\/revisions\/86697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}