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BibleNewsProphecy: Laudato Si: Pope’s Agenda or Kingdom of God?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 22:48 Laudato Si: Pope’s Agenda or Kingdom of God? Pope Francis’ 2nd encyclical is titled ‘Laudato Si.’ In it, he goes over his views related to environmental, economic, social, moral, agricultural, and spiritual issues. He [...]

Supreme Court tragedy and disaster

Artist’s rendering of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah COGwriter Many are noticing problems with the faulty US Supreme Court decision.  James Dobson wrote: I fear judgment befalling America Even though Friday’s re-definition of marriage by the U. S. Supreme Court was anticipated, I have found myself grieving over its implications for my country and [...]

Vatican signs official recognition of Palestinian state; Revenge for not turning over the ‘Church of God on Jerusalem’s Western Hill’?

Palestinian State Coat of Arms COGwriter In a move that was expected, the Vatican singed a document to officially recognize the State of Palestine: Vatican recognises state of Palestine; Israel irked June 27, 2015 The Vatican signed a treaty with the “State of Palestine” on Friday, saying it hoped its legal recognition of the state [...]

Sermon: Will the Interfaith Movement lead to World War III?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:20:38 Will the Interfaith Movement lead to World War III? Will the interfaith and ecumenical movements promoted by Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon lead to peace? If so, where and will that peace last? [...]

Media censorship on homosexuality

Book Burning in Chile 1973 COGwriter A reader sent me the following: June 26, 2015 THE SILENCING: Paper Will Limit Anti-Gay Marriage Op-Eds After receiving strong pushback, the newspaper’s editorial board, which is overseen by Editorial Page Editor John Micek, quickly revised its policy. Freedom of speech will be allowed — but only for a “limited” [...]

US Supreme Court declares in favor of homosexual marriage, in spite of the Constitution

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg COGwriter As expected, the US Supreme Court is to decided to basically make homosexual marriage a ‘Constitutional right’: June 26, 2015 President Barack Obama has hailed as “a victory for America” the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry anywhere in the United [...]

Islamic terrorist strikes US factory in France

COGwriter An Islamic terrorist decapitated someone while attempting to blow up the Air Products & Chemicals’ factory in France: June 26, 2015 French President Francois Hollande said a suspect was arrested and identified in what he called a “terrorist” attack and explosion at a U.S. gas factory that killed at least one person in the [...]

Germany military looking to be ‘Independent of the USA’

Symbol of the German Bundeswehr COGwriter A few hours ago, a reader sent me a link to the following from German-Foreign-Policy.com: 25 June 2015 BERLIN (Own report) – Experts, commissioned by the German defense ministry to formulate a new White Paper, have promoted Germany to the status of a global regulatory force.  … According to [...]

GMO wheat crop failure

GMO Schematic Diagram COGwriter A five-year experiment testing the ability of genetically-modified wheat to resist aphids failed in the UK: June 25, 2015 A genetically engineered wheat that gives off a special smell designed to repel aphids has flopped in field-scale tests, underscoring the difficulty of harnessing the controversial technology. Scientists said the result was [...]

Eurasian Economic Union: India wants in. Is this consistent with what G.G. Rupert wrote?

COGwriter India is interested in Vladimir Putin’s Eurasian Union: June 24, 2015 ASTANA – India and Kazakhstan are looking at a variety of mining, mineral and oil and gas projects, paving the way for bilateral agreements to be signed during Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s visit to the country early in July. … A [...]