Father Orthoduck used to read the X-men quite regularly back when. And he used to love their exploits. However, Father Orthoduck has seen what the Orlando machine, and no he does not mean the basketball team, but the mouse, has done in taming every fairy tale they ever have laid their hands on and changing […]
Why is it hard to explain the Lord’s Supper?
Have you ever tried to explain the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, to someone? It is difficult is it not? There are Scriptural references that say it is Body and Blood, and yet when we partake of the Lord’s Supper, it is rather obvious that we are eating bread and wine. So, how do we resolve […]
Christians and sweat shops overseas
Father Orthoduck is aware that Christians from every political persuasion have condemned the sweat shops and forced child labor used in several of the countries that provide our clothing, toys, etc. There is no religious support for children being exploited by adult owners in order to save wages and benefits in order to make better […]
Does God like democracy? — part 04
So, if a human monarchy does not appear to be what God wishes as his most preferred government then what type of governmental system does God prefer? Well, I could go governmental style by governmental style, but let me cut to the chase. The Scriptures do not give support for any one type of governmental […]
Pope Benedict’s reply to Teddy Kennedy
As has been widely reported, the late Senator Edward (Teddy) Kennedy sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI shortly before his death. Excerpts from the letter and the pontiff’s reply were read at Sen. Kennedy’s private burial service. I will only quote part of the reported reply from the pontiff. “His Holiness prays that in […]
Does God like democracy? – part 03
Now yesterday it might have seemed that I was supporting a monarchy, but that would not be true. I was pointing out some of the arguments that can be made pro-monarchy. But, there are arguments that can be made against a human monarchy. One version of that argument is found in the Book of Samuel. […]
Does God like democracy? – part 02
It would be easy at this point to give one of the standard answers and say that God does not care what type of government is ruling in a particular area. And, there is quite some truth to that. A quite good case can be made that God is more interested in the behavior of […]
Does God like democracy? – part 01
One of our major cultural assumptions is that we are destined to spread democracy throughout the world. Now, when I say “destined,” I mean destined in the full sense of the 19th century idea of Manifest Destiny. As you listen to recordings of presidents from both Democrat and Republican ranks, you can hear the drumbeat […]
When to use incense
After watching this video Father Orthoduck found himself thinking two things. One, Father Orthoduck is very very glad that he is Orthodox. Two, may I suggest that this is a situation in which even the most die-hard Evangelical may wish to use lots of incense?
Israel was neither a democracy nor a constitutional monarchy
This is a small caveat to all our discussions in which we look at Old Testament Israel to try to apply some of what was done back then to today’s economic and political situations and this caveat applies whether we are conservative or liberal. Israel was not a representative democracy. Israel was not a constitutional […]
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