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The Apostle Thomas and India

India COGwriter July 3rd is held to be the ‘day’ for Thomas the apostle. He is believed to have been stabbed with a spear c.72 in while in prayer on a hill in Mylapur, India. Thomas is mentioned various times in the Bible. In Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, and Luke 6:15 his name is listed [...]

Germany continues to be outraged as it investigates reports of USA espionage; the UK also an issue

Germany’s Peter Altmaier (RudolfSimon) COGwriter Germany is still concerned about espionage by the USA: July 2, 2015 German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, Peter Altmaier, has asked the U.S. ambassador in Berlin for a meeting over allegations that U.S. spies bugged senior government ministers, a German government source told Reuters on Thursday. “The Chancellor’s [...]

Jim Webb enters the race

Jim Webb COGwriter There is another Democratic candidate for the US presidency: July 2, 2015 Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb is jumping into the race for president, becoming the latest Democrat to try for a primary upset over frontrunner Hillary Clinton. In a message to supporters obtained by Fox News, and later posted on his [...]

General Dempsey: USA losing military lead; Russia claims USA policy is confrontational

General Martin E. Dempsey COGwriter The relative decline and aggressiveness of US military force is in the news related to comments from its top military officer: July 2, 2015 MOSCOW— Russia said Thursday a new U.S. military strategy was confrontational and would not help improve relations with Moscow, strained by the crisis in Ukraine. The [...]

Thomson Reuters: No food shortages after 2025–but does the Bible agree?

Thomson Reuters Building (Producer Matthew) COGwriter Thomson Reuters has claimed that humankind will solve food shortage and price fluctuation problems by 2025: Thomson Reuters Predicts What the World Will Be Like in 2025 In 2025, genetically modified crops will be grown rapidly and safely indoors, with round-the-clock light, using low-energy LEDs that emit specific wavelengths [...]

Apostle Peter taught doctrines that many who claim to follow him do not

Artist portrayal of the Apostle Peter preaching COGwriter In his latest newsletter, PTG’s Mike Gendron has the following: The apostle Peter played a prominent role in the early church. Soon after he abandoned his career as a fisherman to follow Christ, he became a fisher of men. Several of his sermons were recorded in the [...]

Time: Jim Carrey Brands California Governor ‘Fascist’ Over Vaccine Law

COGwriter Time had the following today: Jim Carrey Brands California Governor ‘Fascist’ Over Vaccine Law July 1, 2015 Jim Carrey left his 14 million Twitter followers in no doubt about his feelings on California’s tough new vaccination law on Tuesday. The actor believes there is a link between vaccines and autism. He branded California Gov. [...]

Bible News Prophecy, July-September 2015: Should Christians keep the “Feast of Tabernacles”?

COGwriter The latest edition of Bible News Prophecy magazine is now available online. Here is a pdf link to the July-September 2015 edition of Bible News Prophecy magazine. Contents: 3 From the Editor: Is Russia the King of the North? Some feel that Russia must be the King of the North in Daniel 11. Is [...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against the Ten Commandments

COGwriter The Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma has ruled against a display of the Ten Commandments at the State capital: June 30, 2015 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —Oklahoma’s Supreme Court says the Ten Commandments monument at the state Capitol must be removed because it indirectly benefits the Jewish and Christian faiths in violation of [...]

Pope Francis fully supporting World Council of Churches

Official logo of the World Council of Churches from its website COGwriter The World Council of Churches (WCC) celebrated its 50th anniversary and received a letter of support from Pope Francis: June 24, 2015 Pope Francis says that dialogue with the World Council of Churches that began 50 years ago “must continue” despite divisions that [...]