A Roman Catholic saint that is not often remembered nowadays is Joan of Arc. She dates to just before the Protestant Reformation. She is considered a national heroine of France, but is a most odd saint. The story is as follows: Saint Joan of Arc or The Maid of Orléans (French: Jeanne d’Arc, ca. 1412 […]
How to speak Christianese – a funny video
Father Orthoduck got quite a laugh out of the video above. Sadly, it does point out how often we Christians do tend to use “in” language that actually can confuse people who are coming into the faith. We Orthodox have our own share of “in” language. Father Orthoduck is not against people coming into Orthodoxy […]
A completely understandable judicial decision
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 […]
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 […]
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