Everyone of us has heard tales about Congressmen, how they get paid, and their retirement, but let’s check and see whether what you think you know is true. 1. Members of Congress are not part of the Social Security system. That is actually false. Up until 1984, neither members of Congress nor other federal employees […]
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Treatment of veterans
Yet again today, I saw another episode of a show which depicts a veteran with post-traumatic stress syndrome going wacky. Worse, the show investigated the possibility that his stress was the result of some illegal government experiments. Fortunately, by the end of the show, the government turned out to be innocent. But, at the end […]
Buying on the home front
The cartoon above looks like a problem that we in the USA have been facing for many years. But, look at the cartoon above again. Look at the upper left hand side of the cartoon. The cartoonist is a man named Tom Janssen, and it was published in a newspaper called Trouw in the Netherlands. […]
Psychological “insights” replace logical thinking
Have you ever been in a discussion where the person drops the “nuclear option?” Father Orthoduck is not talking about an emotional argument but about a discussion. What does Father Orthoduck mean as the “nuclear option?” The nuclear option is where the person attributes what you are saying to anything but logic and knowledge. You […]
On expecting the unexpected
One of the things about living in the South is that it has a different cultural approach to how one presents oneself. There is more of an emphasis here on what most people would call an “Aw Shucks” approach among many, but not all, down here. While it is true that in the big cities […]
Social Security, babyboomers, and double-think
Just a couple of days ago I saw an interesting article posted. It was on Social Security and this year’s cost of living adjustment (COLA). Actually, this year there will be no cost of living adjustment for the second year in a row. WASHINGTON — As if voters don’t have enough to be angry about […]
Christian Porn
The post below is from Pithless Thoughts. Father Orthoduck is only posting part of it. I do highly recommend that you go to his blog and read the entire article. So, I recently posted a video of a “goofy” charismatic couple “praying”. Basically to be honest, I posted it because it invited derision, smirking, ridicule […]
Some spiritual leader humor
Father Orthoduck has actually met some “enlightened” Orthodox who actually have convinced themselves that they are mocked simply because people are jealous of them. Frankly, Father Orthoduck much prefers people who are able to mock themselves. Father Orthoduck thinks that is why he likes the postings of Pithless Thoughts so much. Father Orthoduck just returned […]
Spiritual warfare is not simply self-denial
What is the difference between practice and a game? Perhaps Father Orthoduck should change his terminology to ask what is the difference between drill and war? In both practice and drill you have at least some choice concerning when you stop for a while. Even if you yourself dare not stop, you have either a […]
Spiritual warfare and spiritual practice
Almost all of us have participated in sports at one time or another. If we have participated in a sport such as football, or volleyball, or martial arts, or some sport in which there is physical contact, then we know that during practice we get bumped around and end up with bruises and sore. We […]
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