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Sermon: Great Tribulation Protection

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon on its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:18:52 Great Tribulation Protection Is disaster coming? Do Christians have to have any concerns about what will happen? Does Jesus promise to physically save some or all Christians? If only some, which? As far as a disastrous time coming, […]

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The Temple Institute points to the Sabbath and a tent

Model of the ancient tabernacle with a tent in Timna Valley Park, Israel (Photo by Ruk7, Wikipedia) COGwriter The Temple Institute had the following in its newsletter for today: “In accordance with all that HaShem had commanded” (Exodus 39:42) Adar Sheni 5, 5784/March 15, 2024 “And G-d saw all that He had made, and behold […]

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Archbishop Viganò: ‘The globalist cabal want to establish the kingdom of the Antichrist on earth’ and refers to Pope Francis’ church as ‘false’

Carlo Maria Viganò (Wikipedia) COGwriter The Roman Catholic LifeSiteNews posted the following: Archbishop Viganò: ‘The globalist cabal want to establish the kingdom of the Antichrist on earth’ March 14, 2024 Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò wrote … Dear Friends, … What appears today in all its evidence is the subversive plan of a global coup d’état, […]

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St. Patrick’s Day is not for Christians

Postcard from 1912 for “St. Patrick’s Day” COGwriter March 17th is often observed as St. Patrick’s Day. Is this an appropriate day for real Christians to celebrate? The Protestant Christianity Today seems to think so as an article at its website stated: IrishWatch Get into the Saint Patrick’s Day mood with an eclectic selection of […]

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AP on AI use in election disinformation & PCG on Artificial Intelligence to be used to fight thinking

(Wikipedia) COGwriter The Associated Press posted the following: Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide March 14, 2024 Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed […]

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Could civil unrest, riots, and other violence hit the USA after the November election? Are some hoping for that or even a civil war?

(Photo from Pexels) COGwriter World Net Daily posted the following: City ‘equity’ chief calls for U.S. to ‘burn to the ground’ March 13, 2024 A city “equity’ officer … College Park, Maryland, is being profiled online for desiring that the United States “burn to the ground” so that her ideology “can rise from the ashes.” […]

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MG: Discerning Truth in a World of Deception

(Old WCG booklet cover) COGwriter In one of his newsletters, Mike Gendron led with the following: Discerning Truth in a World of Deception We are living in a world where truth is being twisted, manipulated and suppressed by hypocritical politicians, government agencies, religious leaders, corrupt scientists and the liberal media. Our debased culture is redefining […]

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Do scholars know that Passover, and not Easter, was observed by early Christians?

COGwriter Many people will be observing Easter at the end of this month. Is it an original holiday of the Church? What was it supposed to be? What do religious scholars teach about it? What does the Church of Rome teach about it? The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: 1170 At the Council of […]

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CNN: Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will close 1,000 stores; MS: U.S. Households Are Spending An Extra $11,434 Per Year Just To Maintain The Same Standard Of Living

(Public Domain photo) COGwriter While the rate of inflation is not seemingly rising as fast as it was in 2022, the effects of inflation (since prices have overall not dropped) are being felt throughout the US economy. Notice the following from CNN: Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will close 1,000 stores March 13, 2024 Family […]

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CNBC: World’s first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers

👏 The @Europarl_EN has just adopted the first-ever legal framework on #AI! This positive vote on the #AIAct brings us closer to the new rules that will ensure AI is trustworthy, safe & respects EU fundamental rights, while supporting innovation. 🔗 https://t.co/rO5cyauS6l https://t.co/1EwGEHvJys — Digital EU 🇪🇺 (@DigitalEU) March 13, 2024 COGwriter The European Union […]

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