Tony Abbot COGwriter Unlike the USA and the rest of its Anglo-Saxon descended allies, Australia has thus far refused to recognize homosexual marriage: 12 August 2015 Prime Minister Tony Abbott accepts people may be disappointed over the coalition’s decision to reject a free vote on same-sex marriage but says the government has to keep faith […]
Month: August 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘Dream,’ Ferguson, and God’s Plan
COGwriter A recording, believed to be the earliest where Dr. Martin Luther King conveyed his ‘dream’ was reportedly just found: August 11, 2015 Before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in front of a massive crowd in Washington DC in 1963, a small group in a high school […]
Protesters arrested in Ferguson; Obama ‘indifferent to ‘Christian’ persecution in the Middle East
Barack Obama (Official Whitehouse Photograph) COGwriter Despite the declared ‘state of emergency,’ dozens were arrested in Ferguson: August 11, 2015 FERGUSON, MISSOURI— Police arrested more than 20 protesters Monday night in Ferguson, Missouri, which continues to be a flashpoint one year after the high-profile shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, an unarmed black man who […]
Alcohol: Blessing or Curse?
COGwriter Is alcohol a blessing or a curse? Or perhaps both? What does the Bible teach? Here are some excerpts from an article titled Alcohol: Blessing or Curse? in the old Good News magazine: Alcohol can be either a blessing or a curse, depending on how it is used. Most people who drink alcoholic beverages […]
State of Emergency declared in Ferguson
Ferguson Protestors (Loavesofbread) COGwriter Protests and violence returned to Ferguson, Missouri and at least one protester got quite violent: August 10, 2015 Authorities declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri, after gunfire erupted on the anniversary of a high-profile police shooting and prosecutors on Monday charged an 18-year-old man with assault on officers. The […]
Barack Obama dismisses criticism of nuclear deal with Iran; Pat Boone reports comments about Islam on making deals
A Twitter account affiliated with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, posted an image over the weekend that appears to portray U.S. President Barack Obama holding a gun to his head. (Source: Twitter/CNN) COGwriter US President Barack Obama continues to defend his hoped for deal with Iran and has been hitting the television and radio […]
Irish Puck Fair: Any possible biblical ties?
COGwriter A reader send me the following: Puck Fair is one of Ireland’s oldest festivals, celebrating almost 400 years of documented evidence. The first day of Puck Fair is called The Gathering Day which makes Puck Fair the original and oldest Gathering Festival in Ireland. http://puckfair.ie/ “The word Puck comes from the Irish, puc, for […]
Could the ‘Cathedra Petri’ be ‘Satan’s throne’?
“Satan’s Throne” (Photo by Joyce Thiel) COGwriter Numerous times, my wife Joyce and I have been able to see and visit what could be ‘Satan’s throne,’ if the devil does in fact have a physical throne on the earth. The first time we saw it was back in 1987 on a tour of Saint Peter’s […]
Yellowstone explosion could cause a ‘nuclear winter’ in the USA
Yellowstone (July 2014, Michael Thiel) COGwriter Is Yellowstone dangerous? Could an eruption at Yellowstone lead to a ‘nuclear winter’? The following report says that it can: August 7, 2015, updated August 8, 2015 The timebomb under Yellowstone: Experts warn of 90,000 immediate deaths and a ‘nuclear winter’ across the US if supervolcano erupts It could […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Is the USA an Evil Empire?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 21:07 Is the USA an Evil Empire? Back in 1983, US President Ronald Reagan called the old Soviet Union an ‘evil empire.’ Could the USA itself now be considered an evil empire? Has the USA […]