Father Orthoduck has heard the persistent snickers of people whenever the growing of hemp and the Founding Fathers of the USA is mentioned. Now you may not know what hemp is anymore, but at one time it was a vital crop for any country to grow. Rope was made out of hemp. Canvas for ship […]
On Roman Polanski and Catholic priests
Father Orthoduck wishes to quote from an article called Father Polanski would go to jail by Thomas J. Reese, S.J. Imagine if the Knight of Columbus decided to give an award to a pedophile priest who had fled the country to avoid prison. The outcry would be universal. Victim groups would demand the award be […]
On USA / India and the space program
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Deep Space Naan www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview Father Orthoduck quite enjoyed the clip above and promises that there is nothing political about it, just good humor. So, relax, watch, enjoy, and have a good laugh.
Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy
Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy states that in any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization, and those who work for the organization itself. Examples in education would be teachers who work and sacrifice to teach children, vs. union representative who work […]
Glenn Beck did NOT boil a frog
Many of you have seen the video above where it appears that Glenn Beck boiled a live frog on national TV. Horrid blog stories and YouTube postings have been going around about this. Unfortunately, most people did not do the research necessary. Glenn Beck did NOT boil a live frog. It was a special effects […]
On second hand smoke and heart attacks
From the BBC news: Bans on smoking in public places have had a bigger impact on preventing heart attacks than ever expected, data shows. Smoking bans cut the number of heart attacks in Europe and North America by up to a third, two studies report. This “heart gain” is far greater than both originally anticipated and the […]
American Bar Association on spousal abuse
Father Orthoduck wishes to support Father Ernesto’s slightly muddled post on physical spousal abuse with some statistics that come from the website of the American Bar Association so that those reading may have accurate statistics to ponder. Follow the link if you wish the full set of statistics. Prevalence of Domestic Violence In a 1995-1996 study […]
There they go yet again, and again, and again
Father Orthoduck saw this comic this morning and his bill dropped. Now as best Father Orthoduck can see it, the comic is trying to claim that there will be a massive change under the new healthcare bill. The comic appears to be trying to say that under the new healthcare bill hospital emergency rooms will […]
Que será, será
Father Orthoduck does not agree with the optimism of the Catholic Archbishop of Moscow. But, one never knows. And, our prayer ought to be for unity. All too often, our prayers for unity are that God will show those near-heathen near-pagan others that they should believe just like we do. Father Orthoduck thinks that when […]
ACORN has extremists within it
Father Orthoduck has previously pointed out that there are some real whack jobs on the right wing. They deliberately twist the truth and consider themselves to be justified because they are preventing a worse evil. There is a willingness to lie and distort the truth because the ends justifies the means. They violate God’s call […]
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