Okay, I agree that this has absolutely NOTHING to do with Orthodox theology. But, THE USA TIED BRITAIN IN ITS FIRST GAME OF THE WORLD CUP!!!! There are no heavenly choirs singing, but certainly quite a few happy residents of the USA, whether they are here or stationed abroad. Britain is in a state of […]
Archives for June 2010
On kisses in the Orthodox Church
Father Orthoduck so appreciates Pithless Thoughts. One of the challenges facing converts to Orthodoxy is that we have this way of going around kissing everyone. You kiss when you first see someone. You kiss when you say goodbye. You kiss during the Kiss of Peace. And, sometimes, for no known reason, you kiss some more. […]
What were the voters thinking?
We have all read news stories where we wonder what people were thinking when . . . . Well, as we all know, the primary races in South Carolina this year were, to put it politely, rather full of garbage. Accusations of racism, claims of sexual relationships, slurs, verbal garbage piled so deep that it […]
Normal versus abnormal? — Weird world we live in
People always seek to justify themselves. It is easier to justify one’s self than it is to admit that one could be wrong. We have been this way since Adam and Eve. The whole description of the confrontation with God in the Garden of Eden begins with a scene of denial and self-justification. But, if […]
The Israeli-Palestinian conflicts
Every so often, I like to put up a comic as a Rorschach (inkblot) test. Think of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict that has been ongoing for several decades. Now read the comic above. Now quick, before you can think it through, who is the elephant, who is the zebra, and who are the crocs? […]
Father Orthoduck needs to lose weight
It is Sunday night and I am tired. That is not unusual, it is my typical Sunday night condition. But, this cartoon got to me. There is enough of an American legalist Anabaptist in me to consider that the phrase that says that my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit may be a […]
The Militia and Latinos have some areas of common cause
There are hundreds of private militia organizations in the United States, some are much better organized than others. A fellow Eastern Orthodox believer is a member of one of the militias, and he comments that there are two types of militia, those which are there to protect the Constitutional rights of all citizens in their […]
What immigration reform do I favor?
One of the people who commented on my post on Why Latinos (and African-Americans) have concerns about their fellow Evangelicals asked me, “First of all, Fr. Ernesto – now would be a great time for a positive statement of your ideal immigration policy.” Since that request did not have to do with the request yesterday, […]
Why Latinos (and African-Americans) have concerns about their fellow Evangelicals
On June 2, I blogged a post titled, “Why Latinos fear the Arizona law.” The lead was that of a natural-born citizen, a Puerto Rican, detained in jail in Chicago for several extra days because they wanted to make sure he was a citizen. This was despite the fact that he showed them legitimate state […]
An evangelical writing about the BP spill
The lament below comes from the Christian Post. It is written by a Southern Baptist professor who is a known conservative. I can only quote part of it, but I recommend that you read the full article. It is well worth reading. The author is Dr. Russell D. Moore, the Dean of the School of […]
