https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/lia-thomas-calls-out-anti-trans-feminists-as-misogynistic-transphobes/ar-AA1akWBM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bd5de719a1e54230a3e1c111f82d2d89&ei=17&fbclid=IwAR3JVpoa6FbjhxC8V6CNpLjwTBKESGvMz-zg5IcuZv8YCh2pJd2GPkivVRQ Notice the continuing split in the far-left over trans-gender people in sports in the article linked above. Catch also how the tactic previously used against “those who disagree” is now used within that faction. Thus, any within the far-left who disagree are transphobes and not true feminists. No disagreement or discussion is permitted. As […]
LGBTQ in turmoil
“I wasn’t canceled; I’m still here. But what cancel culture does is make examples of high-profile people in order to frighten less high-profile people into submission. There are lots of ordinary cases, which won’t hit the headlines, of people biting their tongues or losing their jobs, their boss having a word with them, being disciplined […]
Far-left, far-right, but the same song between them
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/politics/ron-desantis-florida-universities-gender-studies/index.html The article cited above is conservative woke, for those of you who still think conservatives are for freedom of speech, religion, etc. They are not. Just like the far-left, they want freedom for their speech and the prohibition of the speech of others. They want freedom for their version of religion and prohibition of […]
Memory Eternal, but for whom?
I was Facebooking today when I ran across a post in which an Orthodox Christian wished Memory Eternal to someone who had died. The Orthodox blogosphere struck within the first two comments. The person was promptly reprimanded for daring to pray Memory Eternal on behalf of a non-Orthodox. In full dudgeon, the poster accused the […]
It’s about how she (he) feels about it
First, a quick instruction. Far East manga read from right to left, the reverse of how the West mostly does it. So, to read the manga above, one starts at the upper right panel, then goes left, then down to the lower right panel, and then goes left. Though the manga panels address a male […]
Día de la Fiesta Nacional
The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on October 12. It is also traditionally and commonly referred to as the Día de la Hispanidad (Hispanicity, Spanishness), commemorating Spanish legacy worldwide, especially in Hispanic America. The National Day of Spain is the day of celebration on which […]
On breaking the law and Christian ethics
I took a required ethics class when I was first in seminary in 1974/75. The professor gave us an ethics exercise during the class quarter. I no longer remember whether it was at the beginning or during the latter part of the quarter. We were discussing criminal/civil law and Christian behavior. So, he asked us […]
Dracula, irresistible grace, and reprobation
It has long been noted that Dracula has strong Anglican religious overtones, from its use of sacraments in a High Anglican way to its persistent use of consecrated objects to hold back the tides of Dracula.1 It has also been seen as an example of the inter-Anglican fight between Low Church and High Church advocates.2 […]
Salvation without transformation is damnation.®
Salvation without transformation is damnation.® The Rev. Michael Elmore, D.Min., Ashland Theological Seminary The Rev. Dr. Elmore is a friend of mine. He is a graduate of a two-year C.P.E. residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. He has worked as a hospital and hospice chaplain and volunteered as […]
St. Moses the Black and Prison Ministry
Below is a short article that I wrote for our parish’s newsletter. “Moses the Black, sometimes called the Ethiopian, was a slave of a government official in Egypt who dismissed him for theft and suspected murder. He became the leader of a gang of bandits who roamed the Nile Valley, spreading terror and violence. He […]
