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Obama and potential presidential candidates speak about vaccines

COGwriter Politicians in the USA have decided that they should give advice about vaccinations: February 3, 2015 his week’s tempest on the trail of possible Republican presidential nominees has been New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s seemingly weak defense of vaccinating American children. By calling for “balance” in government policy, and saying that “parents need to [...]

Four More Questions and Answers from Genesis

COGwriter Many people have questions about the Bible in general and the first several chapters of the Book of Genesis in particular. The first six chapters of Genesis present a sum­mary of vital high points of approximately the first 1600-1700 years of mankind — from Adam’s creation to just before Noah’s Flood (details on calculations [...]

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 some of recent news items and articles that were received here today: Top six scams in the USA? ¿Principales seis estafas en los EE.UU.? http://www.cdlidd.es/principales-seis... Some Shi’ite Muslims wonder if Saudi King’s death means the [...]

Egypt condemns 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death

Emblem of the Muslim Brotherhood COGwriter Egypt’s top leader is concerned about Islamists in that land: February 2, 2015 An Egyptian court sentenced to death 183 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood Monday on charges of killing at least 15 police officers in at attack after the 2013 ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi. Thirty-four [...]

Obama proposes additional $474 billion of debt; Australian sets out timeline for collapse

“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter US President Barack Obama proposed a budget to increase taxes and to increase debt February 2, 2015 WASHINGTON — President Obama is unveiling a $3.99 trillion budget that is “designed to bring middle class economics into the 21st Century,” the White House announced Monday…the [...]

Black History Month: Christianity in Africa

Celebration of Black History Month COGwriter February was designated as Black History Month in 1969 and observed since 1970 by various Americans. Instead of focusing on secular history in the USA, this post will attempt to cover some of the history of Christianity in Africa. The New Testament discusses in some detail the conversion of [...]

Valentine’s Day and ‘Love’

COGwriter Valentine’s Day is observed by many in February. Currently we are starting to see store displays and tv & print ads for it. In the past, the improperly named Christianity Today (CT) sometimes seemed to try to justify its position on the holiday by talking about love, as this is what its Valentine’s page [...]

Hong Kong protesters returned, but . . .

Hong Kong Had Many Protesters (Pasu Au Yeung) COGwriter Protesters gathered again in Hong Kong: February 1, 2015 Thousands of pro-democracy protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday for the first mass demonstration since they shut down parts of the city late last year demanding full democracy in the former British colony. Organizers [...]

Most Germans want Greece to remain part of the Eurozone

A map of the Eurozone and the status of the surrounding countries and territories.    Light blue covers EU member states using the euro (Eurozone)  Green covers those EU members whose currencies are tied to the Euro. The reddish-orange covers EU members that do not use the Euro.  The violet shows states which have unilaterally [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: ‘Doomsday Clock’ Advances

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New Prophecy YouTube channel: 17:57 ‘Doomsday Clock’ Advances Are you familiar with the ‘doomsday clock’ put out by the Science and Security Board of the ‘Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’? Since 1947, it has warned about ‘doomsday’ which that group [...]