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Germans want Europe to replace America as global leader

COGwriter US President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on many things, including specifically on automobiles from Europe. He has also pressured the Europeans, and specifically the Germans, to spend more on military weaponry. A reader sent me a link to an article in Italian (https://www.renovatio21.com/la-volksw...) which I machine-translated into English. Here are excerpts: Volkswagen to […]

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12 years later, Pope Francis still acts like an antipope

COGwriter March 13, 2025 marks the 12th anniversary of Jorge Bergoglio becoming the Vatican’s Pope Francis. At the beginning of2024, a priest was excommunicated from the Church of Rome for referring to Francis as an antipope: An Italian Catholic priest has been excommunicated for having publicly committed “an act of a schismatic nature” while celebrating […]

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Grace Communion International pushing Easter

COGwriter In its latest public letter, Greg Williams, president of Grace Communion International (the current name of the Protestant group that took over and changed the old Worldwide Church of God) had the following: March 12, 2025 The apostle Paul writes to the beloved believers in Thessalonica, reminding them to live vigilantly, with clear thinking, […]

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Trade war escalates as European Union hits back against Donald Trump’s tariffs

COGwriter Trade issues, brought on by Donald Trump’s tariff proposals, are impacting many nations. The European Union made an attempt to hit back against them with more tariffs of its own: European Union retaliates against Trump’s tariffs as trade war escalates As President Donald Trump’s global steel and aluminum tariffs take effect, the E.U. announces […]

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Purim 2025 and the Persian Threat to Israel

Painting of 1625 Titled ‘Feast of Esther’ COGwriter The Jewish Feast of Purim 2025 begins at sunset on March 13th (some Jews begin celebrations and preparations earlier). Before getting to that, notice that an interesting artifact has been found and translated: Here is some information about Purim and the Book of Esther: Purim, the joyous […]

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British plans for Chagos Islands brings concerns over China threat

Chagos Islands (Wikipedia) COGwriter Last year, the UK announced it would give the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. And while that was not a “sea gate” that the old Worldwide Church of God seemed to warn would be lost, it is one that I predicted would be lost back in 2019 (see UK […]

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Archeologists find evidence of Judah’s King Josiah at Armageddon

Tel Megiddo (photo by AVRAM GRAICER via Wikipedia) COGwriter Israel365 News reported the following: Archeologists find evidence of Josiah, the last king of Judah March 11, 2025 Archeologists announced that they had discovered evidence of the biblical story of the death of Josiah, the last great king of Judah, at the hands of the Egyptian […]

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Should Christians celebrate ‘St. Patrick’s Day’?

COGwriter Next Monday is March 17th, which often observed as St. Patrick’s Day. Some see it as a Roman Catholic holiday, while others mainly an Irish holiday. Normally, it has become a major drinking holiday. It has health risks: On St. Patrick’s Day, emergency room staffers prepare themselves for an uptick in patients, likely with […]

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Canada’s new PM & hurting feelings of foreigners via Donald Trump’s presidency

Mark Carney (From ‘X’ Twitter page) COGwriter Canada’s new Prime Minister designee has concerns about the USA and Donald Trump: There’s only one thing in Mark Carney’s in-tray: Trump 10 March 2025 When Mark Carney becomes Canada’s prime minister later this week, a list of simmering crises across the country will demand his attention: housing is unaffordable, […]

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Iran reconsiders speaking with USA, ‘Brink Of War With Iran?’

(Pixabay image) COGwriter In what seems to be a reversal, Iran is suggesting it will speak with the Trump Administration: Iran Open to Talks on Nuclear Militarization Concerns March 10, 2025 Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of its nuclear […]

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