Over the last several years, there has been a distressing tendency for those who disagree politically or economically to also ascribe Final Judgment to those with whom they disagree. That is, we have all too many Christians who argue that if one does not agree with their political or economic philosophy, then they may face […]
The illogicality of the anti-changing-healthcare argument
World Health Organization Ranking; The World’s Health Systems 1 France 2 Italy 3 San Marino 4 Andorra 5 Malta 6 Singapore 7 Spain 8 Oman 9 Austria 10 Japan 11 Norway 12 Portugal 13 Monaco 14 Greece 15 Iceland 16 Luxembourg 17 Netherlands 18 United Kingdom 19 Ireland 20 Switzerland 21 Belgium 22 Colombia 23 […]
Cop injures fellow cop in St. Louis, more white on black law enforcement violence
This past couple of years, there has been a national conversation going on about cops shooting black suspects. While it has not always been white on black violence, it has largely been. What makes the conversation so acute is that even when the cases are taken to court, the overwhelming number of cops who kill […]
On why magazines need to hire real–actually trained–religious correspondents
The cover above is the current cover of Time Magazine. It is meant to illustrate a putative Russian takeover of America, via the White House. It is a very creative cover. But, as has now been pointed out more than once, it has a massive mistake. The building that they have taking over the White […]
Gentleness and safety still exist
During my studies in seminary, I was not Orthodox. I attended a seminary in a small town in Mennonite/Amish/Brethren country. I will not tell you which one, you will understand when I tell you the story below. But, I will tell you that it is a fully accredited seminary, whose studies will transfer to any […]
Postmodernism the father/mother of fake news
The comic above requires a certain degree of dexterity with philosophical language. But, this quote by the archeologist, William G. Dever might help. “This is simply extreme skepticism, another example of the pervasive influence of postmodernism, a theory of knowledge according to which there is no knowledge; there are no facts, only interpretations–and one interpretation […]
Four principles in Catholic social reality
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, there are four principles that govern our Christian relationship to the social reality (at least in the USA). In a bulletin that was issued by them before the elections, the bishops said the following: “In the words of Pope Francis, ‘progress in building a people in […]
A pejorative term that has little meaning anymore – fundamentalist
Fundamentalism has become a pejorative term which has become applied to everything from Osama bin Laden through anyone who espouses conservative beliefs. Notice that I am not saying extreme conservative beliefs. In some circles, it is sufficient for someone to espouse any belief that is not purely progressive, and one is labeled a fundamentalist. Frankly, […]
How at least one moderate would approach the issue of undocumented immigrants.
I am in favor of sanctuary cities. Those who simply want to dump illegal immigrants, particularly those who came as young children, or even as babies, and are now adults, refuse to acknowledge that their ingress through several administrations (both Republicans and Democrats) was approved with a wink and a nod. Their employment would not […]
The infallible Word of God and Theology
Yesterday, I attended a very good class by a theologian. There were 8 pastors present, and we represented a variety of backgrounds, from me being the only “liturgical” person, and most definitely the only one calling himself a priest to African Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, independent Pentecostal, Disciples of Christ, etc. The nine of us have formed […]
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