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Nigel Farage: ‘The European project is actually beginning to die.’

Nigel Farage (Dweller) COGwriter Nigel Farage made some comments at the EU parliament related to Greece and Europe: NIGEL FARAGE: Thank you. What we’re seeing in this chamber this morning and indeed across the whole of Europe is an irreconcilable cultural difference between Greece and Germany. A split between the North and the South of [...]

Wikileaks: U.S. spy agency tapped German chancellery for decades

Germany’s Angela Merkel COGwriter More has come out related to spying on Germany by the USA: July 8, 2015 The U.S. National Security Agency tapped phone calls involving German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her closest advisers for years and spied on the staff of her predecessors, WikiLeaks said on Wednesday.A report released by the group [...]

VOA: ‘Americans Think God Made Us Great’

Embarkation of the Pilgrims painting COGwriter Voice of America (VOA) reported the following today: Americans Think God Made Us Great July 8, 2015 Six in 10 agree with the notion that God has granted America a special role in human history. “Fundamentally, if there is one thing that has been traditionally what makes America unique [...]

Jimmy Carter claims Jesus would endorse homosexual marriage

Jimmy Carter COGwriter In perhaps the worst thing he could do for the USA now, former USA President Jimmy Carter falsely claims that Jesus would endorse homosexual marriage: Jimmy Carter: Jesus would approve of same-sex marriage Former President Jimmy Carter shared his views, and what he speculates would be Jesus’ views, on the intersection of [...]

Priscilla and Aquila

COGwriter July 8th is observed in honor of Priscilla and Aquila by some associated with the Greco-Roman churches. Priscilla and Aquila were apparently early converts to Christianity, and must have worked together. I have listed Priscilla (also called Prisca) first, as the Bible twice lists her first. This is not to say that she was [...]

New Europe: Europe must reorganize into regions and not nation states

European Union Shown in Dark Blue COGwriter A supporter in Canada sent me a link to the following from New Europe: July 6, 2015 Do we need a new Europe? Yes. Europe has to change completely because it isn’t able to solve problems but only to create them. … What kind of Europe do you [...]

BRICS, Greece, and Germany

BRICS Leaders Dilma Rousseff, Manmohan Singh, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma (Agência Brasil Roberto Stuckert Filho) COGwriter The BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are meeting this week, and the situation with Greece is to be one of the items to be discussed: July 7, 2015 BRICS bank, crises in [...]

The Great Tribulation Cannot Begin Before 2019

Beast Portrayal COGwriter When is the earliest year that the Great Tribulation can? Various ones seem to feel that it can begin in 2015 or 2016 or that it already started some time ago. Those who believed and understand what the Bible actually teaches realize that the Great Tribulation cannot begin before 2019. Jesus gave [...]

Canadian and California droughts starting to affect food prices

Beef carcasses COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following: July 6, 2015 From burger meat to prime steaks, the rising cost of beef from Canada shows no signs of easing anytime soon. To understand why, look no further than ranchers like Shawn Freimark who can’t afford to feed their cattle. A drought has [...]

Greece voted against EU offer, but now hopes Europeans will loan more money

Greek Riots (2008) COGwriter The voters in Greece turned down an offer to help their economy, but still hope for assistance: July 6, 2015 Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned Monday, a day after Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected a demand by the country’s lenders to impose more austerity measures on the country in exchange for [...]