As you know, Father Orthoduck is officially a fan of the University of Alabama. So, why is the logo of Auburn University on his blog? Well, it has to do with the following story that has been reported in various of the news media, including CNN. A Birmingham lawyer — and lifelong Auburn football fan […]
Archives for December 2010
Christian Conservatives in Texas finally show their true colors
All this time politically conservative Christians have been claiming that they are motivated by Christian principles rather than by old-fashioned and quite simple bigotry. However, this has just been called into question by a report on FOX NEWS. Let me repeat that. This news comes from FOX NEWS. Please read the following excerpts, then follow […]
Anabaptists and the wicked Church
A couple of days ago, I posted a two day series on what the New Testament actually says about the future Church. And, I pointed out that the picture of the Church that is given by Our Lord Jesus Christ, Saint Paul, and Saint John is not what we expect. Rather, Jesus gave the Parable […]
Australian take on Wikileaks
Here is Australia’s take on the Wikileaks scandal. I find it interesting for several reasons, but read part of it for yourself: Australia’s foreign minister has said the US is to blame for the release of thousands of diplomatic cables on Wikileaks, not its Australian founder, Julian Assange. Kevin Rudd said the release raised questions […]
What negative things did the New Testament tell us about the Church?
In yesterday’s post, I pointed out that there are some very negative things that are said about the future Church in some parts of the New Testament. There are also some very positive things said about the Church. In fact, we tend to concentrate so much on the positive things that we forget or minimize […]
Sin in the Church should not be a surprise to anyone
Yesterday I had a couple of people over to my house, along with two grandchildren. We were setting up a Christmas tree, having some hot chocolate, and generally having some Advent fun. Well, some questions started coming my way. One of them was whether the Orthodox Church had ever engaged in sin as serious as […]
FBI Hate Crime statistics for 2009
Listed below are the Hate Crime statistics for 2009 collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Let me mention that this is the program through which statistics are collected from police forces from all over the country. It is from these reports that we get our national crime statistics […]
Healthcare law survives its second legal challenge
On December 01, a Federal judge in Virginia ruled that the healthcare law supported by President Obama and passed by Congress is legal as it stands. Let me quote from Bloomberg Businessweek, but I urge you to go read the entire article: Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration’s health- care overhaul survived a federal […]
Mixed feelings about Wikileaks
By now, the subject of Wikileaks has become a phenomenon discussed in many of the world capitals, and certainly a subject of the current news cycle. Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is being sought both under Intepol and American warrants. What is his crime? Well, it depends to whom you talk? Of course, Sweden […]
Rosa Parks 2010
Today is the 55th anniversary of the arrest of Rosa Parks on 01 December 1955 for refusing to give up her seat in the front of a Montgomery, AL bus and move to the rear. Here is part of the story as told today by the Montgomery Advertiser: When Rosa Parks refused on the afternoon of […]
