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Jewish Seder Should not be Called Passover and Early Christians kept the 14th not 15th as Passover

Table Prepared for Jewish Seder (datafox) COGwriter Tonight after sunset is the 15th of Nisan. Most Jews will claim to celebrate the Passover tonight, but Passover was actually last night (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). The Bible says Passover is on the 14th: 5 On the fourteenth day of the first month at [...]

USA’s Obama reportedly calls UK ‘blood brother’ and urges pro-EU vote; London’s Johnson calls him perverse and Kenyan

Barack Obama and Boris Johnson COGwriter US President Obama wrote some statements concerning the United Kingdom and urging it to remain part of the European Union: April 22, 2016 The U.S president published an op-ed with the Telegraph where he refers to President Roosevelt’s relationship with Britain, and how much both nations have shared during [...]

Tonight is to be observed

Some Proposed Routes of the Exodus COGwriter Tonight after sunset is the 15th of Nisan. While certain Jews will celebrate the Passover tonight, Passover was actually last night (see Passover on the 14th or 15th?). Tonight, however, is a biblical celebration and it does resemble the Jewish celebration in that the emphasis is on a [...]

USA’s Obama and Saudi’s Salman meet–cracks widening

Barack Hussein Obama and Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud COGwriter The King of Saudi Arabia and the President of the United States met and there are concerns: April 21, 2016 RIYADH— U.S. President Barack Obama and Gulf state leaders met in Riyadh to discuss ways they can work more closely to help stabilize the [...]

Earth Day, the Environment, and the Vatican’s plan

Unofficial Earth Day Flag COGwriter April 22nd is known as “Earth Day.” COGaIC posted the following previously about it: Earth Day Report: Green With Compassion Barring natural disasters or other forces beyond our control, when human relationships are good, life is good. And while we may have all kinds of important relationships, perhaps the most [...]

Passover is tonight! Guardando la Pascua y los Días de los Panes sin Levadura

Garden of Gethsemane COGwriter Tonight, after sunset, is the 14th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. Christians groups, such as the Continuing Church of God, will observe tonight as the Christian Passover. In addition to information on how to keep it in English (read Keeping Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread and/or watch [...]

Russia and NATO meet–are either threats?

NATO in Green, Russia in Orange (Crimea should also be orange–Ukraine is one of the grey countries between NATO and Russia) COGwriter Russian President Vladimir Putin took steps to assure the West that he has no intentions to strike against NATO: April 20, 2016 The NATO-Russia Council has convened for the first time since 2014, [...]

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in New York: ‘Madame President’ and ‘inequality’

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton COGwriter As expected, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were the top choices of members of their respective political parties in the New York primary: April 20, 2016 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had just been declared the winner of the New York Democratic Primary—the state she served as [...]

Typical vitamin supplements are fake and cause harm, as does typical religion

Typical B vitamin supplement tablets (Ragesoss) COGwriter Here is another report out about the dangers of the typical vitamin supplements that many people take: Dietary supplements linked to increased cancer risk Dr. Tim Byers, director for cancer prevention and control at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, conducted a meta-analysis of two decades worth of [...]

Lesbos call for ecumenical unity

Bartholomew (by Pvasiliadis) , Ieronymos II (Stylianidis) & Francis (Rosada) COGwriter A few days ago, I posted that Pope Francis and leaders of the Eastern Orthodox met on the Greek Island of Lesbos (see Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew, and Archbishop Ieronymos II meet on Lesbos). A reader sent me a transcript of a declaration that [...]