The video above sadly illustrates a hidden reality in various congregations, a reality that is usually carefully hidden. Evangelists, such as Billy Graham have decried that for decades. ““Eleven o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America,” declared civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in a well-known line he used a number of […]
Archives for July 2012
Let his name be forgotten – “I refuse to say his name.”
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Today I listened to the memorial service. I knew from beforehand that President Barack Obama had sworn not to speak the name of him who carried out the massacre in Colorado. But, I think that Gov. John Hickenlooper said it most clearly, “I […]
Colorado movie theater massacre and spiritual battle
In 1999, in the Orthodox Observer, the Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos wrote the following prescient statement as part of his review of a movie (some of his references are to a movie current back then): The recent school-yard gun massacres and bombings are proof of what happens when absolutes are diluted and spirituality is distorted […]
A look at a TB outbreak
From the Centers for Disease Control: Florida ranked fourth in the nation with 1,707 tuberculosis cases reported in 1992 for a rate of 12.7 per 100,000 population. Thirteen percent of these patients had AIDS. Recent cases in prisons, shelters, hospitals and schools have stimulated interest and media coverage. Resurgence of strains of multiple-drug resistant tuberculosis […]
A “simple” explanation of a Higgs boson — well maybe not
Below is a three minute clip from Fermilab that gives a “simple” explanation of a Higgs boson. The film was made before the discovery of the boson, but will at least give you a small idea of what is being talked about. Mind you, the clip already assumes that you know something of science. If […]
Finding the Orthodox Church
Yesterday a friend, Fr. Peter Gillquist was buried. I was not able to go to his funeral. He was a great writer. In his honor I am posting a video that was recorded of a talk he gave back in 2001. It is an hour long so if you watch it, make sure to set […]
A good expression of historical theology
I know Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick. I can highly recommend him as both a speaker, author, and podcaster. He wrote a post recently that I would like to recommend. It says in a much more scholarly way than I have what the problem is with the current approaches to history. Look at the quote below […]
The results of trying to run public services on nothing or on pure profit
WARNING, RANT BY FR. ORTHODUCK AHEAD: As you all know power outages are still going strong in parts of the East. It now turns out that there will be people in the USA out of power for over a week by the time power is restored. It has been interesting, therefore, to read an article […]
More VA thoughts and stories
Every morning when I go into the VA Medical Center I see vets sitting outside. Some of them are simply getting some sun, some are relaxing while waiting for their appointments, some are smoking. I am glad to see them every morning. While some change from day to day, many of them are the same […]
