https://www.clawscustomboxes.com/benkvnxbg Father Orthoduck read an odd news story today. As many of you know, one group of Evangelicals is forecasting that the Rapture will happen this Saturday, 21 May. The forecast is being strong pushed by Family Radio, which is on radio stations in every state in the Union, as well as having a presence in […]
Odd astronomical coincidences
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https://transculturalexchange.org/i23d5b51 Most of us are not aware that groups such as the Chinese, the Arabs, the Mayans, the Aztecs, and the Incas knew significantly more about astronomy long before the Europeans. During the European Dark Ages, the Chinese, the Koreans, the Japanese, the Anasazi (American southwest tribal people) and the Arabs record a new star appearing in the skies. It was […]
Disney has no sense of shame
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Father Orthoduck is rather upset today. Why is he rather upset? Well, please go to the website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. While there go to the “Trademarks” column and click on option 2, “Search Marks.” On the webpage that comes up, look at, “Select a Search Option,” and click on “Basic […]
Gov. Brewer and “full faith and credit”
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https://udaan.org/gv8ur71.php Father Orthoduck would like to applaud Gov. Brewer of Arizona for vetoing the bill out of Arizona which would have required every Presidential candidate to personally file multiple proofs of natural-born citizenship with the State of Arizona. In vetoing this “birther” bill, she commented that this was a “bridge too far.” And it was, but […]
Holy Week penitents
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https://mandikaye.com/blog/aplk1mps Before you become worried, the image at the right has nothing to do with the latest Ku Klux Klan meeting. It is actually from a Lenten tradition found in several parts of the non-Orthodox world. The people you see pictured there are penitents, and their practice dates from several hundred years before the presence of […]
A simple comic that explains the “rich” problem
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Father Orthoduck does not have time to write this morning. But, the two comics above point out what part of the problem is. Yesterday, Father Ernesto pointed out that wages have stagnated or dropped while business owners are getting ever larger bonuses. The comic above points out that wealth is being increasingly centralized in groups […]
This is your future if the Tea Party gets all it wants
This is from a news report today: House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan said Sunday he will unveil a Republican budget for 2012 this week that proposes dramatic changes to Medicare, Medicaid and other political lightning rods. The plan, to be released Tuesday, calls for a controversial overhaul of Medicare, the health care program for seniors, […]
I’d like to try my hand at being rich
Father Orthoduck admits it. This is Lent and the time for admitting things. And, despite all the warning about the love of money being the root of all evils (For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through […]
Don’t just feel, give!
During Lent we are called to fast not simply for our spiritual health, but also in order to save money that can be given to the poor. But, we have to actually give to the poor. It is no good simply feeling bad about the poor. And, please, do NOT just click on a Facebook […]
A comic that explains free will
One of the persistent charges against God is that he should have been able to design a better system. That is, one of the charges against God is that he must somehow ought to have been able to design a system in which people do not suffer. The arguments over that proposition have gone on […]
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