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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: Norman Edwards on ‘Protestant Samaritans’Norman Edwards sobre ‘Samaritanos Protestantes’http://www.cdlidd.es/norman-edwards-s... What is the Fate of Christians in Europe and Elsewhere?¿Cuál es el destino de los cristianos en Europa y en otras [...]

Biblical prophetic understandings proposed as ‘fake news’?

COGwriter Could reporting biblical prophetic understandings of world events be considered to be ‘fake news’? Notice the following by Justin Raimondo, commenting about the Washington Post (called WaPo below): November 28, 2016 No one outside of a few obsessed cranks would’ve noticed it if the WaPo hadn’t given it front page prominence last week: a formerly [...]

Donald Trump on Castro and Cuba–Latin America concerned

Donald Trump and Fidel Castro COGwriter Donald Trump made some comments about Cuba and Fidel Castro: November 29, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump marked the first day of official mourning for Fidel Castro with a tweeted threat: If Cuba wasn’t willing to make “a better deal” for Cubans and Americans, he’d reverse nascent US-Cuba ties.  http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politic... [...]

‘Ambassador Watch’ hangs it up, again!

Gavin Rumney, the webmaster at the Ambassador Watch site (an anti-Church of God website), has once again decided to quit his site: Tuesday, 29 November 2016 A Farewell to Arms This is likely, highly likely, to be the final Ambassador Watch or Otagosh posting. Those who know me as more than a cantankerous blogger also [...]

Second law of success: education/preparation

COGwriter In his booklet, The Seven Laws of Success, the late Herbert W. Armstrong wrote the following related to the second law of success: The Vital Second Law And so, if you are to arrive at SUCCESS in LIFE, you must first set the right goal, and then comes the PREPARATION to achieve that goal. [...]

Krampus: Paganism and drunkenness

Krampus Movie Poster COGwriter Many probably have never heard of Krampus. But there have been a few movies focused on this creature. Here is some of what National Geographic reported: Who Is Krampus? Explaining the Horrific Christmas Devil Krampus, whose name is derived from the German word krampen, meaning claw, is said to be the [...]

Donald Trump and the ‘Next Black Swans’?

Black Swan (Calvin Teo) COGwriter Martin Weiss of Money and Markets made a video titled the Next Black Swans. Here are excerpts from a transcripted article: The REAL meaning of Trump November 28, 2016 Black Swans that appear out of dark clouds … swoop down unexpectedly … and land in unexpected places …Like the Black [...]

‘In a year of Brexit and Trump, Fillon shocks those who saw him a sure loser earlier’

François Fillon (photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen) COGwriter Another primary election did not go the way that many in the mainstream thought it would.  This time, in France: François Fillon Wins French Conservative Primary, Upsetting Race for President In a year of Brexit and Trump, Fillon shocks those who saw him a sure loser earlier this [...]

Certain ‘American foods’ gross out foreigner; hot dogs can contain things humans should not eat; ‘sugar-free’ increases weight?

COGwriter Some foods commonly consumed by Americans in the USA and Canada gross foreigners out: Our food doesn’t exactly have a good reputation abroad; we might be best-known for exporting McDonald’s Big Mac hamburgers overseas. Business Insider reports that Reddit recently asked its non-American users which U.S. foods they consider gross or weird. From grits [...]

Certain ‘American foods’ gross out foreigner; hot dogs can contain things humans should not eat

COGwriter Some foods commonly consumed by Americans in the USA and Canada gross foreigners out: Our food doesn’t exactly have a good reputation abroad; we might be best-known for exporting McDonald’s Big Mac hamburgers overseas. Business Insider reports that Reddit recently asked its non-American users which U.S. foods they consider gross or weird. From grits [...]