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All Saints Day? All Souls Day? Day of the Dead?

COGwriter Today is observed by many as All Saints Day, and tomorrow as All Souls’ Day. All Souls’ Day is basically Catholic and not a biblical, holiday and is endorsed by the Church of Rome: ALL SOULS Day. A solemn commemoration of, and prayer for, all the souls in Purgatory, which the Church makes on [...]

Francis promoting Greco-Roman ecumenical unity in Sweden

COGwriter Pope Francis spoke in Sweden: October 31, 2016 Half a millennium after the Reformation, Catholics and Lutherans have a “new opportunity to accept a common path,” says Pope Francis. The Pope said this today in Sweden, where he is on an ecumenical journey to commemorate the start of the Reformation by focusing on the [...]

WikiLeaks releases more, FBI investigating Hillary again

COGwriter WikiLeaks released more emails: Podesta Part 24: Wikileaks Releases Another 2,620 Emails; Total Is Now 39,511 October 31, 2016 In the aftermath of one of the most memorable October shocks in presidential campaign history, and down the final stretch in the presidential race which has just over one week left, Wikileaks continues its ongoing [...]

Did Martin Luther actually believe in ‘sola Scriptura’? The Pope’s planned Reformation celebration?

Martin Luther COGwriter October 31st marks the day that Martin Luther hammered his now famous 95 theses back in 1517. While the Church of Rome now agrees with many of the items on his list (and Pope Francis intends to attend the 100th anniversary ‘celebration’ for it next year), back then this caused tremendous dissension [...]

UCG: Can Halloween be ‘Christianized’?

COGwriter Years ago, UCG had an article titled Can Halloween Be Christianized?: The fundamental argument in favor of mixing ancient pagan customs and practices with the worship of God is that some believe it is an effective way to gradually win people over to Christian understanding. (Of course, in the present world we should ask [...]

‘Pope to share the altar with Lutherans at Reformation commemoration service in Sweden’

Poster for 500th Reformation Anniversary Reconciliation COGwriter Ecumenical News reported the following: October 30, 2016 Pope to share the altar with Lutherans at Reformation commemoration service in Sweden … on Oct. 31, 2016 in southern Sweden something remarkable will happen. An ecumenical service attended led by Pope Francis and leaders of the Lutheran World Federation [...]

What is the Fate of Christians in Europe and Elsewhere?

Catholic Inquisition persecutions COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 14:16 What is the Fate of Christians in Europe and Elsewhere? This video was made in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Is there a connection in Revelation 17 to Rome? What will happen to Christians in Europe [...]

Hyperinflation hitting Venezuela and Zimbabwe, again! Could it happen to the USA?

Hungary 1946 sweeping up hyperinflation currency notes COGwriter Hyperinflation is again hitting Venezuela and Zimbabwe: October 29, 2016 While several years ago it was perhaps debatable in polite society that Venezuela’s socialist economy would collapse ultimately unleashing hyperinflation, any doubt was put to rest early this year when the IMF’s own inflationary forecast confirmed as [...]

Russia reveals ‘Satan 2′–a missile that supposedly could destroy France or the State of Texas

Sarmat missile (Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau) COGwriter Russia released a photograph of its latest Sarmat missile, dubbed as ‘Satan 2′ by NATO: October 29, 2016 Russia has put us on notice with news that its RS-28 Sarmat thermonuclear-armed ballistic missile system, dubbed Satan 2, will come into service in 2018. The monster rocket is said [...]

Are There 7 Reasons for Christians to Celebrate Halloween? What Does the Bible Really Teach?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:14:04 Halloween: Are there are 7 reasons for Christians to celebrate it? What about the Bible? First Baptist Pastor Alan Rudnik has posted seven reasons he feel that a Christian should celebrate Halloween, which he ties to ‘All Saints’ [...]