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Use of the Dalmatic?

Roman Catholic clergyman wearing a Dalmatic (Eric Stoltz) COGwriter The pro-Vatican news agency Zenit reported the following last year from priest Edward McNamara, who is a professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university: September 23, 2014 The proper vestment for a deacon at Mass is an alb (with an amice [...]

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 today: Large Hadron Colliders claimed to have discovered pentaquarksGran Colisionador Hadron se dice haber descubierto pentaquarkshttp://www.cdlidd.es/gran-colisionado... VOA: ‘Americans Think God Made Us Great’VOA: ‘Los americanos piensan que Dios nos hizo [...]

Maloof: America unprepared for devastating EMP ‘Black Swan’

USA Army calculation of a single EMP bomb impact on USA COGwriter Last night, E. Michael Maloof reported the following: America unprepared for devastating  ‘Black Swan’ September 22, 2015 WASHINGTON – Supply-chain disruptions often are the result of adverse weather, unplanned telecom outages, data breaches or even cyber hacking. However, the one “Black Swan” event [...]

Pope Francis and Barack Obama meeting on the Day of Atonement

COGwriter Pope Francis arrived in the USA yesterday and met with President Barack Obama.  Today the pontiff spoke to thousands on the White House lawn: Obama Hosts Pope Francis at White House September 23, 2015 WHITE HOUSE—President Barack Obama welcomed Pope Francis to the White House Wednesday with an official arrival ceremony on the South [...]

Catholic scholars realize that Linus was not a pope

COGwriter September 23rd is the day recognized by the Catholics of Rome to honor Linus of Rome. Typically he is shown second on the list of bishops that purport to show the Roman Catholic pontiffs and is the claimed successor to the Apostle Peter. For information about him in the Spanish language, check out Linus [...]

The Day of Atonement 2015

Azazel Mount (photo credit: deror_avi ) COGwriter The Day of Atonement lasts from sunset September 22, 2015 until sunset September 23, 2015. The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a sermon which is at its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:17:11 God’s Atonement Plan The Bible describes a festival called the Day of Atonement.  Why do [...]

Middle Eastern migrants a terrorist threat and a ‘top Muslim preacher’ calls for them to takeover USA, Germany, Italy, and France

Islamic Migrants (photo by Bwag) COGwriter The Washington Post reported the following: September 22, 2015 The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says he is concerned Islamic extremists already in the country might succeed in recruiting newly-arrived refugees to their cause, but he has seen no evidence that extremist groups are attempting to infiltrate Europe [...]

Satan’s being bound has been portrayed on the Day of Atonement

17th Century Depiction of the Binding of Satan COGwriter The Day of Atonement lasts from sunset September 22 until sunset September 23, 2015. In the original Hebrew, the Bible calls the day Yom Hakippurim (which is Hebrew for “Day of the Atonements”). The Day of Atonement in the Old Testament A unique ceremony related the [...]

Dow Jones up in the ‘wake of the Shemitah’?

COGwriter The DOW Jones Industrial Average rose today to close at 16,510.19. So why mention that? Over the weekend I saw the following at World News Daily (WND): Markets tumbling in Shemitah’s wake Before rushing to write off the effects of the biblical Shemitah cycle on the nation’s economy, critics might want to step back [...]

Massive dementia risk in UK; what about the USA?

COGwriter A new report came out warning about the growing risk of dementia in the United Kingdom: September 21, 2015 One in three people born in the UK this year is projected to develop dementia in their lifetimes, according to Alzheimer’s Research UK. The charity described the forecast as a “looming national health crisis”. The [...]