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Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the latest items we received: Cashless hints in Australia sound like some proposed for the USASugerencias de no uso del dinero en efectivo en Australia suenan como algunas propuestas para los EE.UU.http://www.cdlidd.es/sugerencias-de-n... ‘Superpower’ Europe wants [...]

Netanyahu to Rouhani: ‘Don’t threaten us. We are not a rabbit, we are a tiger’; Obama fails to sign Iranian sanctions bill

Hassan Rouhani and Benjamin Netanyahu COGwriter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a message for Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani: December 15, 2016 The fall of Aleppo to Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran has heightened alarm in Israel about potential threats to its borders and a wider reshaping of the region. Prime Minister [...]

Gavin Rumney dead from cancer

According to the anti-Church of God Banned by HWA website, New Zealander Gavin Rumney, the webmaster at the Ambassador Watch site (an anti-Church of God website), has died of cancer. Anyway, Gavin, in my view, had a lot more integrity years ago. But after he broke a promise he had made to me, and I [...]

Galileo goes live–will Donald Trump figure this danger out?

COGwriter Europe’s Galileo navigational system is moving ahead and is now starting to be operational: 15 December 2016 Galileo navigation satellite system goes live After 17 years and numerous setbacks and budget boosts, Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system has gone live. At this point, 18 of the planned 30 satellites are already in orbit. The [...]

Book claims that Jesus had children

COGwriter Notice a book with false claims about Jesus and the gospels: A … book claims even Jesus had his secrets. It’s called “The Lost Gospel” and it’s based off of manuscripts found in British Library dating back more than 1,400 years written in Syriac – the language spoken by Jesus himself. It claims Jesus [...]

The US Federal Reserve meets and raises interest rates

Janet Yellen, Official Federal Reserve photo COGwriter The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates: WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would raise its benchmark short-term interest rate for the first time in a year and expects to lift it faster than previously projected in the coming year. Fed officials said they would nudge up the [...]

The US government set the stage for RFID microchip implants in its citizens?

An RFID tag visible under the skin soon after being implanted (James Wisniewski) COGwriter It is claimed that the  US government has passed a bill that is setting the stage for RFID microchip implants in its citizens: House Passes Bill To “Microchip Citizens With ‘Mental Disabilities’” – Who’s Next? December 14, 2016 THIS REALLY JUST [...]

Hanukkah claimed to be a prophetic key

A Hanukkah Menorah (MathKnight) COGwriter Many Jews celebrate a time that they call Hanukkah. This year it begins December 24th at sunset until sunset January 1, 2017. Here is one report about it: December 6, 2015 Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights, … The holiday begins on the eve [...]

Iran to work on nuclear-powered boats after U.S. ‘violation’ of deal

Hassan Rouhani COGwriter Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is now entitled to build a nuclear navy: Iran to work on nuclear-powered boats after U.S. ‘violation’ of deal December 13, 2016 Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani ordered scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered boats, in reaction to what he called the United States’ [...]

‘Only One Step Away From A Global Trade War’

COGwriter Valentin Katasonov of Strategic-Culture.org posted the following: Only One Step Away From A Global Trade War The financial crisis of 2007-2009 effectively terminated the process of globalization. In 2015 world trade suddenly dropped by more than 10% for the first time since 2009. Nothing like this has been seen since the Great Depression of [...]