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Netanyahu seemingly victorious: Some are concerned.

Benjamin Netanyahu COGwriter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had victory in yesterday’s elections: March 18, 2015 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he intends to form a government in the next two to three weeks, which would give him a fourth term as prime minister, after his conservative Likud party won convincingly in Israel’s parliamentary [...]

Because of ‘Lent,’ a rodent was declared a fish

Capybara (Photo by Karelj) COGwriter We are currently in the middle of a Greco-Roman adopted time called Lent. Because of this period, a rodent was once declared to be a fish. A reader sent me the following: Giant Rodents A Lenten Dish Sun Sentinel, Florida – excerpt… About 400 years ago, Spanish missionaries discovered that [...]

No white majority projected for the USA

Hispanic and Latino Americans  (Amy russ12) COGwriter Studies have come out showing what many of us have observed, the USA is becoming less and less white, non-Hispanic, and if the trend continues the USA will no longer have a white, non-Hispanic majority.  Today, a reader sent me the first item below: AMERICA is a country [...]

Europe is pivoting towards China and away from the USA

Wolfgang Schäuble COGwriter Germany announced it made a deal to support a Chinese alternative to the USA-dominated World Bank: March 17, 2015 BERLIN—Germany, France and Italy intend to join a China-led international development bank as founding members of an institution that aims to finance infrastructure projects in Asia, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on [...]

St. Patrick’s Day is dangerous

Postcard from 1912 for “St. Patrick’s Day” COGwriter March 17th is often observed as St. Patrick’s Day. Some see it as a Catholic holiday, while others mainly an Irish holiday. According to AAA (an automobile association) and police departments, this is a dangerous holiday: AAA and Bud Light Urge Motorists Not to Rely on Luck [...]

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: Evolutionist who found ‘Lucy’ admits all humans had a single origin Evolucionistas que encontraron a ‘Lucy’ admiten que todos los humanos tuvieron un mismo origen http://www.cdlidd.es/evolucionistas-q... Feast of Purim and [...]

Kerry wants to talk with Assad, Gulf states fear USA’s lack of resolve

States of Gulf Cooperation Council in purple COGwriter Comments by United States Secretary of State related to talks with Syria’s President Assad is concerning several Arab Gulf states: March 16, 2015 WASHINGTON—As the Syrian conflict enters its fifth year, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it is time to “reignite a diplomatic outcome” to [...]

Temple Institute Altar and Blood Moons

Temple Institute Altar of 2009 COGwriter Two readers sent me links to articles about a new altar produced by the Temple Institute: March 14, 2015 The Institute, based in the Old City of Jerusalem, announced it has finished building an altar that is essentially “ready for use” in sacrificial services. The altar is the most [...]

Islamists kill Catholics and Protestants in Pakistan

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore, Pakistan COGwriter Islamists in Pakistan bombed and killed Protestants and Catholics today: March 15, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in Pakistan said two suicide bombings outside Christian churches in the eastern city of Lahore have killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 70 others, and a militant gang allied to the outlawed [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Marian wonder in Argentina?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 12:48 Marian wonder in Argentina? Shortly after a statue of ‘the Lady of Lourdes’ was removed from a church in Alta Gracia, Argentina in August 2011, there have been reports that there is a three-dimensional [...]