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‘Feast of the Holy Family’

COGwriter Tomorrow is being observed by the Church of Rome as the “Feast of the Holy Family.” Here is some information about it: By Tom Perna … in the western lung of the Catholic Church, we celebrate the great feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. On this day, we seek to [...]

VOA: Putin and Russia gained influence in 2015

Vladimir Putin COGwriter Voice of America reports that Russia and its President Vladimir Putin gained influence in 2015: December 25, 2015 MOSCOW— Russia’s airstrikes in Syria thrust it to the center of global efforts to tackle terrorism, refugees and a peace deal with Damascus. “In the beginning of the year, Russia had no say in [...]

Sermon: Were the Ten Commandments in Place prior to Mt. Sinai?

Top of Mt. Sinai COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:14:48 Were the Ten Commandments in Place prior to Mt. Sinai? God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai as recorded in the 20th chapter of the Book of Exodus.  Were the Ten Commandments [...]

‘Concussion’ movie released: How can real Christians remain in denial and encourage sports violence?

COGwriter A Sony movie about sports violence was released today.  Perhaps its release will get those who think that they might be Philadelphian Christians to consider that encouraging sports violence is wrong. Here is some information about the movie from the official Sony site: Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the [...]

WP: Israelis are calling it a ‘new kind of Palestinian terror’

Jerusalem (photo by Dr. Thiel) COGwriter The Washington Post reported more attacks in Jerusalem: Israelis are calling it a ‘new kind of Palestinian terror’ December 25, 2015 JERUSALEM — Young Palestinians with kitchen knives are waging a ceaseless campaign of near-suicidal violence that Israeli leaders are calling “a new kind of terrorism.” There were three [...]

The Catholic Encyclopedia on Christmas

COGwriter Most who profess Christianity, as well as many who do not, now celebrate the holiday known as Christmas. It is a holiday endorsed and promoted by the Church of Rome. Since it is not enjoined in the Bible, do Roman Catholic scholars realize where it and many of its symbols came from? Yes, they [...]

BBC explains why Jesus DID not have long hair

The earliest surviving paintings claimed to be of Jesus, from a church at the ruined city of Dura-Europos on the Euphrates (dating from first half of the 3rd Century AD) COGwriter The BBC addressed the fact that the commonly seen pictures claimed to be Jesus are false, but instead are a Byzantine version of Zeus: [...]

M&M: Expect financial volatility in 2016

Wall Street COGwriter Mike Burnick of Money and Markets believes that 2016 will have more financial volatility: Three Factors That Could Keep Markets Volatile December 24, 2015 Expect more volatility in the New Year! 2015 will go down as a year with fairly low average volatility readings. Ah, but it had its moments. Such as [...]

Were Mithras and Jesus born in a cave?

COGwriter Was Jesus born in a cave? Many seem to think so. Are there any prophetic ramification as to who or what was allegedly born in a cave on December 25th? The Bible contains some information about the place of Jesus’ birth: 1…Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the [...]

More stabbings in Jerusalem

Stabbings have long been used to kill the unsuspecting COGwriter Two more Palestinians stabbed people today: December 23, 2015 JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian assailants stabbed two Israeli Jews, one fatally, near a normally bustling entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday, and were shot by Israeli border police officers at the scene, the [...]