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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 [...]

Egypt’s Sissi expects the battle against the Muslim Brotherhood will be a long one: Will it turn out as he hopes?

Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi COGwriter Egypt’s top leader is concerned about Islamists in that land: Sissi Says Egypt Faces Long, Tough Battle Against Militants January 31, 2015 CAIRO— Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said on Saturday that the country faces a long, hard battle against militancy, days after one of the bloodiest attacks on security forces [...]

Merkel says no debt forgiveness for Greece: What will happen?

Germany’s Angela Merkel COGwriter Germany’s Chancellor Merkel does not want to forgive Greek debt: January 31, 2015 Merkel told the German daily Hamburger Abendblatt’s Saturday edition that banks and creditors had already forgiven a considerable amount of Greece’s debt and that she rejected any further concessions. “There has already been voluntary debt forgiveness by private [...]

Sermon: You Can Make YOUR Marriage Work

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:17:02 You Can Make YOUR Marriage Work God created marriage, but many do not seem to know how to make their marriages work. How are men and women different? What should happen in the first year of marriage? What [...]

Might Islam trigger civil war in France?

Anti-Terrorist Protestors in Paris (JeSuisGodefroyTroude) COGwriter The acts by Islamic terrorists earlier this month have helped propel the popularity of the National Front party in France.  Some are wondering if France will end up in civil war against Islam: January 30, 2015 BAGNOLET, FRANCE— January’s terrorist attacks in Paris sparked a massive display of solidarity [...]

Merkel’s European-Eurasian Trade Zone Proposal

Territory of Eurasian Union COGwriter German Chancellor Merkel has floated the idea of a European Union/Eurasian Union trade zone: 29 January 2015 In an attempt to broker an end to the Ukraine crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that the European Union would be open to talks towards the launch of free trade negotiations [...]

Should Christians watch the Super Bowl?

COGwriter This coming Sunday is known as “Super Bowl Sunday” in the USA. Most years, the American football (which is not the same as the sport called soccer in the USA) contest known as the Superbowl is the most watched television program in the USA. Between 100,000,000-200,000,000 are expected to intentionally (as opposed to perhaps [...]

VOA: Russia Warns West of ‘Big Catastrophe’ Over Ukraine

Russian T-90A Main Battle Tank COGwriter Russia sent out a warning to the West today: Russia Warns West of ‘Big Catastrophe’ Over Ukraine January 29, 2015 Moscow’s envoy to European security watchdog OSCE urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to stop supporting the “party of war’” in Ukraine and warned a “big catastrophe” [...]