From the blog Text Dash: Crop Circle Mystery Solved! I don’t write about aliens, although one day I may give it a try, but I love a good story about the supposed actions and motivations of planet Earth’s alien visitors. . . The BBC is now blaming stoned wallabies for crop circles in Aussie poppy […]
On the Orthodox and economic theories
Father Orthoduck wishes to point out that Fr. Ernesto was completely unaware that there have been two discussions on the very subject on Ancient Faith Radio, the section called The Illumined Heart. Look under April 17, 2009 for the first part of the discussion. Look under the June 26, 2009 podcast for the second part […]
Latest scandal numbers watch
Father Orthoduck heard a most interesting statistic today. In the follow-up to the current scandal from the Republican governor of South Carolina, one of the news stations put together some numbers. OK, so how many national-level political sex scandals have there been since President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinski? Well, spread across both parties, the magic […]
Israeli / Palestinian connundrum
The editorial cartoon above was created by David Horsey. But, when Father Orthoduck saw it, it reminded him of an ongoing morality study online. In typical psychology fashion, the designers of the questionnaire put it together in such a way that the people who responded did not know what the researchers were testing until the questionnaire was […]
David Letterman manages to unite conservatives and liberals
Father Orthoduck™ wishes to commend David Letterman on finally uniting both conservative and liberal women’s groups. Normally those groups work against each other on various issues, and rarely do they agree. Nevertheless, after a serious two-day personal effort, Mr. David Letterman managed to be so offensive that BOTH Concerned Women for America (conservative) and the […]
An American Saint — the committee
Father Orthohippo and Father Orthoduck were both assistant pastors in the same congregation once upon a time. We know each other well enough to laugh together, share grandducklings (or grandhippos) stories together, etc. He recently posted the below, which I am glad to share with you. Comments are welcome. What is your church’s practice when […]
On cultural blinders
My mammal friend, Father Orthohippo is beginning a series on cultural blinders that looks most promising. It starts to put a human face on this whole issue of culture and how we interpret the things we see, the things we experience. I would recommend you go over to his site and read it. Below is […]
Consistently pro-death?
Fr. Orthoduck found the comic above to be an interesting commentary on our culture. We argue that we are either pro-choice or pro-life. But, is the reality of our cultural situation that all of us are more pro-death than we ought to be? Please note how the editorial author took our attitudes and put them […]
On the Germans and financial responsibility
The next German government is almost certain to crack down on spending and drastically raise taxes after the lower house of parliament yesterday adopted measures that come close to banning budget deficits beyond 2016. Fr. Orthoduck wishes to comment that Germany is not known to be a very conservative country. The other way to put […]
Dogs in heaven?
How do you answer a child’s question about his or her pet? All of us who have given life to a little one sooner or later are faced with this question. And, if we have been good Christian parents, we have taught our ducklings (err children) about heaven. We have taught them that there is […]
