Comic with cute definition

Father Orthoduck quite liked the definition that is found in the last two panels of this comic. Please ignore the rest of the comic. Unless you have been following the story arc, it will make no sense to you. But catch what one of the characters says about bureaucratic power. She defines it as, “the power of stubborn small-mindedness in large groups.” I think she has quite grasped something. We... [Read more]

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Extraordinary claims, extraordinary evidence

“Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary levels of evidence if they are to be believed.” – Carl Sagan It may surprise you to read that I completely agree with Carl Sagan on the quote above, though I disagree with his application. Carl Sagan popularized that quote, though it probably came from a gentleman named Marcello Truzzi. He started the magazine, The Zetetic Scholar, and... [Read more]

Some respect for Ron Paul in today’s debate

I am not only a priest, I am also a citizen of this country. As such I feel it my civic duty to listen to at least some of the debates going on during the primary season. This primary season that has meant only the Republican debates since there is no opposition to President Obama on the Democratic side. As I have listened, some of the candidates have dropped out of any possible contention in my mind.... [Read more]

Unexpected things picked up from missions

A stylized version from Inka Store. Click to go to store. When one spends several years as a missionary, one does not always realize what one picks up from another culture until some time has passed back in the home culture. In my case, I just saw something one of our daughters picked up during our years in mission. You see, we went to missions as adults. But, our daughters went overseas during their... [Read more]

Xenophobia and American politics

A recent attack advert came out against Romney. Sadly, the attack advert points out yet again what many of us feared, particularly those of us who have lived in more than one country. You can see the attack advert above. [Note: what Romney is saying in French on the top advert is NOT what is being printed below him on the screen. That is a false translation.] Xenophobia is now such a strong part... [Read more]

Hmm, can we say dumb pirates?

From ABC News: Somali pirates may be terrorizing the waters off of East Africa, but maybe they should pick their targets a little more carefully and stop targeting European warships. Earlier today, some Somali pirates got a little too greedy and attacked the Spanish warship serving as the flagship for the European Union’s fleet of ships carrying out a counter-piracy mission off of Somalia. Needless... [Read more]

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Interesting Tebow post

From NBC Sports: Poll: 43 percent of people think Tebow’s success is due to divine intervention … including 54 percent of Republicans Who would have thought that a football player would be every bit as good a witness for Christ as many an evangelist? Here are some more statistics. The numbers fluctuate greatly with the age of the respondent. But when it’s broken down between races, 50.5 percent... [Read more]

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Battle of the Bulge – 67 years ago

The comic above refers to an incident that happened during the Battle of the Bulge. Sixty-seven years ago today Allied soldiers were fighting a desperate battle to stop the Nazi attempt to break the encircling Allied Armies. It was an attempt that came too close to success for comfort. This battle was the largest and bloodiest battle fought. 89,000 soldiers were killed or wounded (19,000 dead). In... [Read more]

Nice comeback by Tebow

Yes, yes, I realize that the above is not really an Orthodox cartoon, but I could not resist it. As you know, the Denver Broncos won against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday during their playoff game. Now the Broncos go on to face the Patriots. What I had not caught was that: Tebow completed 10 of 21 passes for a season-high 316 yards for a passer rating of 125.6 that is the highest in Broncos postseason... [Read more]

Evolutionary theory and some fun

Have a little fun with the cartoon above! The view of evolution espoused above is an extreme one that would be rejected by most scientists, but it is one that is perhaps most often found in popular culture. Note that nature has been anthropomorphized. In straight secular evolutionary theory–which I do not agree with–there is no such thing as an “experimental phase” to nature.... [Read more]

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