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More countries interested in TPP, including Muslim Indonesia

Actual TPP countries in green, interested TPP countries in turquoise or light green (Wikipedia composite map) COGwriter More countries are interested in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) that the Obama Administration has been pushing: October 28, 2015 JAKARTA — One year into his term as Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo is struggling to regain the magic [...]

Apostate ‘Christians’ turned militaristic after an event that happened on this date

Labarum Cross COGwriter On October 28, 312 there was a battle at the Milvian Bridge between Constantine (a follower of Mithras) and Maxentius that Constantine’s side won. Prior to the time of Constantine, even most apostates who claimed Jesus did not believe that Christians should war. Despite that fact, today, is observed by some Catholics [...]

USA has put ‘troops on the ground’ to fight the Islamic State; naval warship offends China

Islamic State Terrorists COGwriter The Islamic State has been continuing its horror: October 27, 2015 The Islamic State executed three detainees in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra by strapping them to pillars and then blowing them up along with the antiquities, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. “This execution is the first of its kind by [...]

Tentative ‘budget’ deal does not agree with what 9 of 10 Americans claim to want

“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter In the USA, a tentative ‘budget’ deal has been proposed to attempt to prevent a partial shutdown of aspects of the federal government: October 27, 2015 Congressional leaders have reached a tentative deal with the Obama administration on a government spending plan that could [...]

What do Americans fear the most?

Scared Child at Night (D Sharon Pruitt) COGwriter Here is a report about what Americans fear the most: Americans…what we fear most is walking alone at night, according to the first comprehensive nationwide study on the subject. California-based Chapman University questioned 1,500 people from across the United States to reach its conclusions. The survey found [...]

Russia’s ‘Asia pivot’ causing concerns, but …

Main Russian Main Village in Shikotan, Kuril Islands (Надежда Голумбиевская) COGwriter Russia has made a what is called a small ‘Asia pivot’ according to Western sources: October 26, 2015 SEOUL—Russia’s plan to build a military base on the disputed Kuril Islands, that were seized from Japan at the end of World War II, is a [...]

Death toll exceeds 100 from Hindu Kush earthquake

COGwriter Over one hundred are dead from an earthquake in the Hindu Kush region: October 26, 2015 Hands pressed together in supplication, the Nepalese women pleaded for food, shelter and anything else the helicopter mi At least 105 people were killed Monday after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake hit Afghanistan, rattling the country and sending tremors through [...]

Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are links to the latest items we received: The Unpardonable Sin?¿El Pecado Imperdonable?http://www.cdlidd.es/el-pecado-imperd... Syria and Jerusalem partitioned?¿Siria y Jerusalén divididos?¿Siria y Jerusalén divididos? ¿Siria y Jerusalén divididos? ¿Siria y Jerusalén divididos? Mezquita de Al-Aqsa (foto por Andrew Shiva) [...]

Certain American ‘foods’ gross out foreigners, while American hotdogs often have ingredients no one should eat

COGwriter Some foods commonly consumed by Americans in the USA and Canada gross foreigners out: Our food doesn’t exactly have a good reputation abroad; we might be best-known for exporting McDonald’s Big Mac hamburgers overseas. Business Insider reports that Reddit recently asked its non-American users which U.S. foods they consider gross or weird. From grits [...]

Gold going to Europe, India, China, and Russia. Why?

COGwriter Where is the gold going?  Was sent the  following written by Dan Popescu: —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Thanks to a set of excellent charts on gold imports vs exports by Nick Laird (www.sharelynx.com), I would like to give you a brief outlook of where is gold going. We heard for some time that gold is moving to [...]