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Certain American foods ‘gross out foreigners,’ even some ‘health food’ should gross out Americans

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 [...]

Sanders being pressured to disavow Hillary Clinton endorsement after Wikileaks emails suggest rigged system; DNC chair resigns

Bernie Sanders COGwriter In the past, two Democratic presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, were questioning their opponent’s qualifications for the job. Now even more has come out: July 24, 2016 Bernie Sanders is facing mounting pressure from his supporters to disavow his endorsement of Hillary Clinton after a WikiLeaks release of 20,000 internal [...]

Turkey’s President Erdoğan consolidating power–is he to be ‘the Caliph of the Muslim world’?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan making the Rabia gesture to show solidarity with the Muslim Brotherhood  (2013) COGwriter Turkey’s President Erdoğan is reported to be consolidating power: July 24, 2016 Supporters of Turkey’s ruling and main opposition parties, usually bitter foes, were set to rally together on Sunday in support of democracy following a failed military coup [...]

BIbleNewsProphecy: Germany ready for military leadership?

Symbol of the German Bundeswehr COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its Bible News Prophecy channel: 17:12 Germany ready for military leadership? On July 13, 2016, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that Germany is now ready to lead. She seemed to base this on her [...]

Europe’s LHC, military technology, and 666

Large Hadron Collider CMS Particle Detector (Tighef) COGwriter Are you familiar with Europe’s Large Hadron Collider operated by the European Center for Nuclear Research (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), which often calls itself CERN? The following is at the website of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest [...]

Hillary Clinton chooses Tim Kaine as her Vice Presidential choice

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine COGwriter Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced that Tim Kaine was her choice for Vice President of the United States: July 23, 2016 US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has named Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate in this year’s presidential election. The Spanish-speaking moderate represents a key battleground state. [...]

Matthew 3-5: John the Baptist, Temptations, and the Beatitudes

ευαγγελιον κ̣ατ̣α μαθ᾽θαιον (euangelion kata Maththaion). Dated to late 2nd or early 3rd century, it is the earliest manuscript title for Matthew COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:15:47 Matthew 3-5: John the Baptist, Temptations, and the Beatitudes This is the second part of a [...]

USA facing a ‘wealth bubble’?

New York Stock Exchange COGwriter Bloomberg is reported that the USA may be facing a ‘wealth bubble’: Wealth Bubble In ‘Scary Graph’ Flashes Warning About Future U.S. Downturn July 22, 2016 Americans are about as wealthy as they’ve ever been—and that’s a worry? Yup, say veteran economists Daniel Thornton and Joe Carson. They’re concerned that the swelling [...]

Donald Trump accepts nomination and vows to protect the LGBT crowd

Donald Trump COGwriter Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party nomination and spoke on several of his concerns for the USA: July 22, 2016 WASHINGTON—In his first speech Thursday night as the official Republican nominee for U.S. president, Donald Trump struck a tone of urgency regarding recent violent events in the U.S. and billed himself as [...]

Want to know some things you should pray about?

COGwriter Notice something by Lynn Torrance (from The Good News, August 1961): Is it wrong to pray for oneself? about how to make “ends meet”? about how to overcome? Just what should one pray about? MANY do not know what to pray about. We are often asked, “What can I pray about?” Some say, “I [...]