McCain vs Obama, timeline 50 to 70 minutes

The subject has just shifted to Afghanistan. Here Sen. Obama has made his most “warlike” remarks and insisted on a thorough involvement. Sen. McCain clearly stated that he regrets the great mistake that was made in ignoring Afghanistan. The people in the room just gasped because his criticism was so strong of President Bush’s policy. They had not expected Sen. McCain to openly admit... [Read more]

McCain vs Obama, timeline 30 to 50 minutes

The moderator has continued to press on the budget. Sen. Obama has been the first one that has admitted that the budget will definitely be affected by the loss of funds from tax revenues. He has just made the excellent point that in order to make cuts one must first decide what the priorities are. Thus, he wants to talk about priorities rather than about specific programs. Know the priorities and you... [Read more]

McCain vs Obama, first half hour

The debate has just started, and the schedule has been thrown out. The first question is about the economic crisis . . . so much for foreign policy. Interestingly enough, both candidates agree that the prior economic policy was not correct. This seems to leave President Bush hanging and rotating in the wind. Neither candidate wishes to connect themselves with President Bush. Interestingly enough, Sen.... [Read more]

Pre-first debate post, McCain vs Obama

When I wrote yesterday that I was going to continue with my discussion today on Scripture, Tradition, and Ecumenical Councils, I had forgotten that today was the first debate between Senators McCain and Obama. Right now, I am in a room with 12 people ranging from college age to senior citizen. We have the TV turned on and are awaiting the debate, with the TV turned on to one of the news channels. Pizza... [Read more]

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Scripture, Tradition, and Ecumenical Councils, part 03

St. Vincent of Lerins Let me make some comments, as an aside, in order to make myself clear before I return to what I was discussing. The Holy Spirit works through many means. I am only mentioning three of them: Scriptures, Holy Tradition, and Ecumenical Councils. I list the Scriptures as separate from Holy Tradition, not because I have a Protestant background, but because of their nature. There is... [Read more]

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Follow the link below if you like computer humor. COMPUTER MESSAGES I CAN UNDERSTAND support Read More →

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Scripture, Tradition, and Ecumenical Councils, part 02

Tongue-in-cheek, please laugh! Yesterday I gave examples of how Tradition has vetoed Papal bulls, Roman Catholic Councils, and Ecumenical Councils. In each case, there are still many who would insist that those pronouncements are valid and to be obeyed, even while there is significant disobedience to the pronouncements. That is, Tradition is not a static set of statements handed down to us from the... [Read more]

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Scripture, Tradition, and Ecumenical Councils, part 01

On Sarx a question came up about that made me think about the relationship between Scripture, Tradition, and Ecumenical Councils. And, not surprisingly, my conclusion is that the relationship is a complex interaction that does not boil itself down to a set of easily memorizable doctrinal statements. I can, however, perhaps give some generalized thoughts on the interaction. Too often we (Orthodox, Roman... [Read more]

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Frank Schaeffer for Obama

Frank Schaeffer In yesterday’s Huffington Post, Frank Schaeffer, the son of Francis Schaeffer, one of the more famous co-founders of the Religious Right wrote an editorial supporting the candidacy of Sen. Obama for the Presidency of the United States. And, what an incredible journey it has been for Mr. Francis Schaeffer! From the son of one of the premier Evangelicals in the United States of... [Read more]

Latino McCain, ¡Olé!

Hugo Chávez So, I am in Miami, visiting my mother after meeting with one of our Antiochian priests here. And, the TV is on to one of the local Miami Spanish channels. And, a McCain Spanish-language political ad begins to play. It is an anti-Obama ad based on his statement that he would be willing to meet with world leaders, even if they were anti-USA. Next thing I know, the ad is playing loud screaming... [Read more]