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3rd century Brexit from Roman Empire and 21st century Brexit from intended ‘Roman Empire’

Roman Empire 117 A.D. (Tataryn) COGwriter An empire is intended for Europe. A reader sent me a link to the following: ‘EU WANTS AN EMPIRE’ Brussels hope to expand its influence as far as ASIA and AFRICA THE EU wants to expand its influence as far and wide as Asia and Africa – with critics [...]

US Federal Judge rules religious freedom law unconstitutional

The US Bill of Rights COGwriter In another sign of the times, today a US Federal Judge has ruled against religious freedom: July 1, 2016 Almost at the last minute, a federal judge has declared a controversial Mississippi law unconstitutional. The law, HB 1523, would have protected religious objections to gay marriage, extramarital sex and [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: July-September 2016: Protestants: Beware of the Ecumenical Movement!

Here is a pdf link to the July – September 2016 edition of BibleNewsProphecy magazine. Contents: From the Editor:  Protestants: Beware of the Ecumenical Movement! Study the Bible Course Lesson 9:  WHY Science Hasn’t “Discovered” God.  And why evolutionary explanations for early life are scientifically false. Thy Kingdom Come The late evangelist Dibar Apartian wrote [...]

Post Brexit: Unveiling the European War Union

1870 French Depiction of Europe at War COGwriter A couple of days ago, I reported that a post-Brexit militaristic European superstate has been proposed (see Is a Brexit a step towards a monstrous militaristic superstate?). A reader sent me a link to the following German source which had additional details of what it describes as [...]

Philippines gets ‘strong man’ as President, and Australia’s upcoming election

Rodrigo Duterte COGwriter The Philippines has a new president: 30 June 2016 MANILA, Philippines — Rodrigo Duterte, who was sworn in as the Philippines’ 16th president on Thursday, has given himself a colossal campaign promise to fulfill: eradicating crime — especially drug trafficking, smuggling, rapes and murder — in three to six months. That won [...]

Lying wonders: Muslims claiming to see Jesus

Medjugorje, a place of lying wonders (Beemwej) COGWriter Last week, a woman mentioned to me that she spent a week in Berlin, Germany as part of a group trying to assist Syrian refugees.  She reported that according to some coworkers, some Muslims claimed to have seen Jesus and then they became Protestant.  She saw this [...]

Argentin’s Malcorra says Falklanders not a recognized ‘people’

(Picture By Eric Gaba) COGwriter Tensions have again gone up related to the British controlled territories of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar. First notice something about the Falklanders: Argentina claims Falklanders don’t qualify as a ‘people’ in fresh spat over sovereignty June 28, 2016 Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra – who is standing to become [...]

US Supreme Court delivers another blow to ‘freedom of religion’

The US Bill of Rights COGwriter In another sign of the times, yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against religious freedom: June 28, 2016 A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal by a family-owned pharmacy that cited Christian beliefs in objecting to providing emergency contraceptives to women under [...]

Peter, Paul, Francis, and the Greek Orthodox

Improperly Claimed Tomb of Peter COGwriter Today is the day the Greco-Roman churches observe for the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul: June 29 marks the day of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Pavel (Paul) in the Bulgarian Orthodox calendar. The feast day commemorates the martyrdom of the two great Apostles, assigned by tradition [...]

Terrorists strike again–this time in Turkey

COGwriter Notice the following: June 28, 2016 WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL—Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim issued a call for national unity early Wednesday as his country faced a rising death toll from a suicide attack that killed at least 39 people at Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport. Yildirim, flanked by members of his cabinet, said the death toll included [...]