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Roman Catholic dedicate the month of May to a non-biblical version of Jesus’ mother Mary

Catholic rendition of ‘Mary’ COGwriter In a May newsletter, Mike Gendron had the following: Another Mary, Quite Contrary Catholics not only worship another Jesus and believe another gospel, they also embrace another Mary. In 1854, Pope Pius IX established the immaculate conception of Mary as an infallible dogma, which states Mary was preserved from inheriting […]

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Pope Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq? Roman Catholic writers distancing themselves from Malachy’s prophecy of the popes, but . . .

Statue of Irish Bishop Malachy (Photo by Joyce Thiel in Ireland in 2022) COGwriter The Conclave of Cardinals to vote for the next pope is scheduled to begin next week on May 7th. Yet, someone has been declared pope: April 30, 2025 A powerful figure has emerged in the Muslim world, and his newly founded […]

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Ukraine and USA deal minerals, while the Eurasian Economic Union moves ahead

Emblem of the Eurasian Economic Union COGwriter Reuters has reported about a mineral deal between the United States and Ukraine: KYIV, April 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine is ready to sign a mineral resources deal with the United States and could do so later on Wednesday, a Ukrainian government source told Reuters. First Deputy Prime Minister […]

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Pope Pius V: The Protestant religions, as such, are inspired by the devil

Pope Pius V COGwriter April 30th, is the Roman Catholic “Feast day” for one who has been designated as “St. Pope Pius V.” Here is some of what Catholic.org says about him: Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic Reformation…As pope, Pius saw his main objective as the continuation of […]

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BRICS and EU pushing for the Global South

Global North Blue, Global South Red (Specialgst via Wikipedia) COGwriter There have been many unintended consequences of the Donald Trump presidency. China is looking at closer relations with what is referred to as the Global South: China’s Xi pushes AI and ‘Global South’ opportunity amid US trade war April 29, 2025 BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) […]

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Mark Carney declared winner as Canadians preferred his anti-Trump position

Mark Carney (From ‘X’ Twitter page) COGwriter Canada’s Mark Carney is set to remain Prime Minister after yesterday’s election: April 29, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. Carney’s rival, populist Conservative […]

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Why would God make people to be different races? Why different hair colors? Why do people come in different sizes?

COGwriter Some wonder why would God make people to be different races? Why different hair colors? Why do people come in different sizes? One obvious reason was so that people would look different from each other, which makes identifying a particular person easier in a group. Is there another bigger reason that is part of […]

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I365News wants Sanhedrin recognized, sacrifices implemented, and third temple and points to legislature

2004 ceremony reconstituting the Sanhedrin (From Arutz Sheva via Wikipedia) COGwriter Israel365News is advocating a formal role for the Sanhedrin and other objectives it has: Once Again, Build the House of Prayer for All with the Sanhedrin’s Triumph April 28, 2025 he time is now. For decades, “Never Again” has been our rallying cry, a […]

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AP on Donald Trump Promises, BBC’s Magic 8-Ball, and COGwriter predictions

  COGwriter The Associated Press posted the following: Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here’s what he’s done and not done April 28, 2025 The weeks since President Donald Trump returned to office have been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his administration is relentlessly pursuing his […]

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Goliath of the Bible and 10 feet tall people?

1888 portrayal of David and Goliath (Public domain via Wikipedia) COGwriter The Bible teaches: 4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. (1 Samuel 17:4) Though there are debates about the length of that cubit, Goliath could have been […]

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