Bob Thiel's Blog, page 1219

Mardi Gras is not Christian; Pope Francis was once a ‘Mardis Gras bouncer;’ Shrove Tuesday?

New Orleans Mardi Gras (Infrogmation) COGwriter Today is known in some places as Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday,” called Shrove Tuesday in parts of the UK) and is related to a carnival or carnaval season. Pope Francis used to be a Mardi Gras bouncer: February 17, 2015 The Pope’s Days as a Mardi Gras [...]

Separatists claim capture of territory in Debaltseve, Ukraine

Tank in Debaltseve COGwriter Despite the ceasefire deal, fighting continues in Ukraine: February 17, 2015 Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Tuesday to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve as both parties faced a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line.Fierce fighting on Tuesday appeared to be focused on [...]

Lent, Protestants, and the Bible

COGwriter The Catholic Lenten season is almost here:  When is Lent 2015? Answer: Lent starts every year on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2015 falls on February 18, 2015, and Holy Saturday 2015 falls on April 4, 2015. http://catholicism.about.com/od/2015c... Over the past several years, I have [...]

Egypt bombs Libyan stronghold for Islamic State after Copts are killed

Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi COGwriter Egypt took military action against the Islamic State: February 16, 2015 Egypt carried out a second round of airstrikes in eastern Libya Monday, in swift retaliation for the massacre of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic State militants in Libya. The bombings killed dozens of militants and several civilians in the [...]

Scientists excited about Europe’s updated Large Hadron Collider

Large Hadron Collider CMS Particle Detector (Tighef) COGwriter Scientists in Europe and the USA are excited about the upgraded Large Hadron Collider (LHC): February 16, 2015 The newly revved-up Large Hadron Collider could discover a particle that’s even more exciting than the Higgs boson this year – the first supersymmetric particle. The particle accelerator has [...]

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ wins at box office, showing sin sells

COGwriter The movie based on the horrifying book, Fifty Shades of Grey, is a box office sensation: February 16, 2015 Fifty Shades of Gilded Cages: The Luxury Branding of Domestic Abuse Strip Christian Grey of his wealth and trappings of nobility and he’s just a misogynistic jerk who beats his girlfriends. … It’s lifestyle porn [...]

Danish authorities arrest two related to the shootings

Flowers Placed in front of the ‘Great Synagogue’ in Copenhagen (Kim Bach) COGwriter Danish authorities are detaining two suspects related to the recent shootings there: February 16, 2015 Danish police said they have detained two men suspected of helping a gunman who killed two people in separate shootings in Copenhagen Saturday. Police said on Monday [...]

Phantom statue of ‘Our Lady of Lourdes’ appearing in Alta Gracia, Argentina

Alta Gracia Image (Original © Franco Farias; above cropped and reformatted) COGwriter A reader sent me an article in Italian, that I machine-translated into English (and the original article was written in Spanish): The statue of the Madonna is not there, but people see it The picture looks very good from the front door and [...]

Terrorist murdered and later shot in Denmark; Netanyahu calls for immigration to Israel

Police Blockade Synagogue After Shooting (FunkMonk) COGwriter Denmark was hit by terror and officials believe that they killed the only shooter: February 15, 2015 Danish police said a man they shot dead early Sunday was likely behind the two shooting attacks Saturday in Copenhagen that killed two civilians and wounded five police officers. Officials said [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Jordan, Petra, and Armageddon

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 24:13 Jordan, Petra, and Armageddon Dr. Thiel explains from the Bible where the people in Jordan came from as well as several prophecies related to them. Are those in Jordan going to betray the USA [...]