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‘Marian’ month of May

COGwriter May is a month that the Church of Rome dedicates to their version of Mary. A version that differs from what the Bible teaches. A version that needs to be warned against. The Continuing Church of God is pleased to suggest video on our YouTube channel called Bible New Prophecy which explains some of [...]

‘Iraq Parliament Collapses, Lawmakers Flee Baghdad’

COGwriter Voice of America (VOA) reported the following: Iraq Parliament Collapses, Lawmakers Flee Baghdad May 1, 2016 RBIL, IRAQ—Baghdad teeters on the edge of political chaos Sunday. The city is in a state of emergency, protesters are occupying parts of the once-secure International Zone (IZ), lawmakers have run away and the military is on high [...]

‘Nationalist party declares Islam doesn’t belong to Germany’

Logo of German Party opposing Islam COGwriter Various ones in Germany have concerns about Islam. Notice something related to a political party there: Nationalist party declares Islam doesn’t belong to Germany May 1, 2016 BERLIN (AP) — Members of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party have backed a political program that says Islam doesn’t belong [...]

China Update

Chinese destroyer COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our ContinuingCOGYouTube channel: 21:50 China Update Jay Chang gives an update on China’s relationship with Russia, the United States and Europe as well as with the Chinese citizenry. Here is a link to our video: China Update. Some items of [...]

Pope Pius V, Sunday, and Protestantism

Pope Pius V COGwriter Today, April 30th, is the Catholic “Feast day” for one who has been designated as “St. Pope Pius V.” Here is some of what Catholic.org says about him: Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic Reformation…As pope, Pius saw his main objective as the continuation of [...]

Islamic State targets thousands in New York and posts personal contact information to encourage its followers to terrorize

Islamic State supporters are sending a message of destruction. COGwriter Some associated with the group calling itself the Islamic State (also known as ISIL or ISIS) has posted information on thousands it wants to target in New York: April 29, 2016 Some 3,000 New York City-area residents, most of them private citizens with no government [...]

Sermon: Bearing Fruit Worthy of Repentance

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this short sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 47:04 Bearing Fruit Worthy of Repentance Steve Dupuie discusses the role of Christians bearing fruit worthy of repentance.  What are good fruits and what are bad fruits?  He discusses ways to increase producing good fruit as well as [...]

Bible Millionaire education and amusement

By COGWriter You have two holy days in a row. Are you interested in a fun way to add to your knowledge of the Bible? A very popular link at the COGwriter website is to the Who Wants to be a Biblical Millionaire? quiz, developed by Michael Thiel. It is an interesting game and Michael [...]

Finland and Sweden eye NATO membership, Russia not pleased

NATO in Green, Russia in Orange (Crimea should also be orange) COGwriter Some in Sweden and Finland are looking into possible NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) membership, but have concerns about Russia: April 29, 2016 HELSINKI (AP) — Finland could expect “harsh” reactions from Russia if it decided to join NATO, but would be better [...]

Islamic State supporters arrested who were supposed to terrorize Rome and Vatican City

Photo from Islamic State ‘Armageddon’ video COGwriter An Islamic State group that was supposed to attack Rome this year was arrested by Italian authorities: Italy busts ISIS supporters cell mulling attacks on Vatican & Israeli embassy in Rome April 29, 2016 Italian authorities have arrested four suspects, who have seemingly had an “accentuated willingness” to [...]