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Candidates Bush, Christie, and Rubio?

Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Marco Rubio COGwriter The New York Times had some comments about three prospective Republican party candidates for the US presidency: December 14, 2014 As Jeb Bush seemingly leans toward a presidential run, many observers are casting him as a centrist. And there are indeed elements of his current message that [...]

U.S. Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill–the ‘debt is almost mathematically impossible’ to repay

“I will break the pride of your power” (Leviticus 26:19) COGwriter The Senate of the USA approved the proposed spending bill late last night: December 14, 2014 The U.S. Senate has passed a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill after several days of political maneuvering and the threat of a federal government shutdown if it failed [...]

BibleNewsProphecy: Can the Great Tribulation begin in 2015?

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce our latest video on our Bible New ProphecyYouTube channel: 7:38 Can the Great Tribulation Begin in 2015? When will the Great Tribulation begin? Can it begin in 2015 as some have indicated? What are the biblical requirements that precede the Great Tribulation? What did Jesus [...]

Russia warns USA, but this is not Ezekiel 38

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin COGwriter US President Barack Obama met today with Russia President Vladimir Putin: Russia Warns US on Bill Authorizing Military Hardware to Ukraine December 13, 2014 Russia says there will be repercussions if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. Deputy Foreign Secretary Sergei Ryabkov on Saturday blamed [...]

Islamic State’s horrifying answers about Non-Muslim females

Islamic State supporters are sending a message of destruction. COGwriter The Islamic State (also known as ISIL or ISIS) distributed a question and answer pamphlet about non-Muslim females, with many of the answers horrifying: December 13, 2014 Perhaps you were wondering if all the terrible tales of sex slavery by ISIS could be true? After [...]

Sermon: Might the oldest church building have prophetic ramifications?

Original Bricks Transported from Last Jewish Temple Compose part of the Side of the Wall COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce a sermon posted at its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:22:04 Might the oldest church building have prophetic ramifications? The ‘Cenacle’ is in the area where the Church of God on Jerusalem’s Western [...]

Swiss and Dutch researchers claim to have discovered ‘dark matter’ in the universe

Higgs Event by CERN COGwriter European scientists from Switzerland and the Netherlands have claimed to have located ‘dark matter’ in the universe: December 12, 2014 For the first time in decades, scientists believe they finally have hard evidence related to dark matter‘s existence. A team of Swiss and Dutch researchers has recently found some signals [...]

Obama signs spending bill; CNN says Congress ends year in ‘complete disarray’

COGwriter The USA has has been dealing with another debt-related spending crisis: December 12, 2014 President Barack Obama has signed a bill that provides a two-day extension of government funding and temporarily averts a partial federal government shutdown. Both houses of Congress approved the heavily fought-over spending measure late Thursday, with just minutes to go [...]

How was civilization affected by the ‘Lady of Guadelupe’?

Claimed ‘Lady of Guadalupe,’ Mexico City (Photo by Jan Zatko) COGwriter December 12th is designated by the Church of Rome as the memorial day for “Our Lady of Guadalupe.” Here is some additional information about it from a Catholic source: Guadalupe is, strictly speaking, the name of a picture, but the name was extended to [...]

Congressman says new law eliminates privacy for Americans

Ukrainian poster (Борис У.) COGwriter A U.S. Congressman is exposing another law by the government to eliminate the true expectation of privacy: December 11, 2014 According to Congressman Justin Amash, Congress just passed a bill which grants the government and law enforcement “unlimited access to the communications of every American”. When the Michigan lawmaker discovered [...]