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‘Science’ has concluded that 1/2 of what is called science is probably false

Chart of ‘Science’ (Efbrazil) COGwriter How scientific is the modern science community? Well, two readers sent me links related to the following that suggests perhaps half of what is considered as science is not: Editors of World’s Most Prestigious Medical Journals: “Much of the Scientific Literature, Perhaps HALF, May Simply Be Untrue” June 1, 2015 [...]

EU leaders keeping low profile on Brexit vote

Jean Claude Juncker COGwriter Notice something from the German press about the soon coming Brexit vote: June 6, 2016 Is it fear of the opponent, or a clever tactic? EU leaders have gone missing in the run-up to Britain’s EU referendum. At the moment, trips to the dis-United Kingdom are being avoided like the plague. [...]

Burning horrors from the ‘Islamic State’–will Christians again be subject to being burned alive?

Islamic State supporters continue to send messages of destruction. COGwriter The Islamic State (also known as ISIL or ISIS) has now publicly burned 19 women alive who refused to be raped: June 6, 2016 Nineteen Iraqi Yazidi girls who refused to have sex with their Islamic State captors were placed in iron cages and burned [...]

Judah is NOT a lost tribe

Jerusalem COGwriter While most people seem to understand that many of the descendants of Judah are in the nation currently called Israel, various ones these days deny that. But those that deny it are wrong. One-time WCG member Bert Otten sent me the following: Ten Prophetic Clues Concerning Judah – Jews This is an unusual [...]

FBI: More violence in the land

Exploded Tear Gas and Canister (Ντουντούκα) COGwriter The are reports of increased violence in cities in the USA: June 5, 2016 CHICAGO (AP) — Violent crimes – from homicides and rapes to robberies – have been on the rise in many major U.S. cities, yet experts can’t point to a single reason why … “It’s [...]

Views on the Ark of the Covenant

Depiction of Levites Carrying the Ark of the Covenant COGwriter Someone asked me the following today: Also what do you think about the ark of the covenant being taken to Elephantine in Egypt and then being in Ethiopia and the Priests in Ethiopia taking a gift (probably the Ark) to Christ when He returns? The [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Planet Nibiru to Destroy Earth by 2017?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its Bible News Prophecy channel: 11:12 Planet Nibiru to Destroy Earth by 2017? Some say NASA has identified Plant X, also called Planet Nine or Nibiru or even Planet 7X. One prophecy watcher has stated that this planet will destroy Planet Earth by [...]

BubleNewsProphecy: Planet Nibiru to Destroy Earth by 2017?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermonette from its ContinuingCOG channel: 11:12 Planet Nibiru to Destroy Earth by 2017? Some say NASA has identified Plant X, also called Planet Nine or Nibiru or even Planet 7X. One prophecy watcher has stated that this planet will destroy Planet Earth by January [...]

China refuses to accept U.N.’s decision on the South China Sea

CIA Map of Territorial Claims in the South China Sea COGwriter China was dealt a blow from the United Nations related to its presence in the South China Sea: June 4, 2016 SINGAPORE –  China said Saturday that it will ignore the decision of an international arbitration panel in the Philippines’ lawsuit against Beijing’s sweeping territorial [...]

The Catholic Bonifaces

Pope Boniface VIII in the Vatican (May 2004) COGwriter The Catholic saint Boniface (Latin: Bonifacius; c. 680 – June 5, 754), is known as the Apostle of the Germans. He was born Winfrid, Wynfrith, or Wynfryth possibly at Crediton in the kingdom of Wessex (now in Devon, England). He is the patron saint of Germany [...]