Archives for June 2012

Beginning in 2008, there was a change in the distribution of hate crimes. Two types of hate crimes increased, religious and sexual orientation hate crimes. By 2010 (the last year that has fully analyzed statistics, 2011 should be out soon), religious hate crimes were 20.0% of the hate crimes reported to the FBI while sexual […]

I grew up reading Ray Bradbury. He was one of my early introductions to science fiction. It was from writers like him and Isaac Asimov that I grew to love the genre. But, more than that, it was from them that I also developed a love for science and consequent thinking. Why consequent thinking? Well, […]

From the picketing schedule of Westboro Baptist Church: St. Demetrios Church in Seattle, WA June 7, 2012 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Westboro Baptist Church will picket the funeral of Gloria Koch Leonidas. God sent the shooter to the coffee shop and executed HIS judgment. God hates fags. God hates fag enablers. God hates fag […]

The post below is a post that I placed on the Orthodox Christian Network for this month. It has not been accepted yet, but you can read it here: ================= The theme for the Orthodox Christian Network in June is marriage. This is not surprising, June is a favorite time for weddings in the USA. […]

Though short, above is a good discussion of the need of translating Greek into English for use in the Divine Liturgy of English-speaking countries. Note that, unlike the USA, this points out that there are still parishes in various other parts of the English-speaking world in which Greek is the only language used in the […]

Tonight is the beginning of Pentecost. It is a remembrance of the coming of the Holy Spirit in power to guide and lead the Church in the same way that Our Lord Jesus Christ guided and led the disciples during his time here on Earth. But, it also reminds me of what several of the […]