Yesterday Republicans took control of the Congress. They have a veto-proof majority in the House and a clear majority in the Senate. They already have a partial control of the Supreme Court depending on how Kennedy votes on various issues. The only branch of government that they do not control is the White House. From […]

I have noticed that while I have seen articles on Orthodoxy and guns, I have not seen any articles or blog posts on Orthodoxy and concealed carry of weapons by civilians. I suspect that this is because this is such a controversial subject currently in the USA. But, also it is because in practice, if […]

Fear and a type of madness have taken over the news media, the blogosphere and politicians over the subject of Ebola. Science and medicine are being ignored. The most ridiculous statements about the disease are being made. If the HIV scare of the 1980’s was bad, the scare nowadays is terrifying. Already we have had […]

“Do not call God just, for His justice is not manifest in the things concerning you. And if David calls Him just and upright (cf. Ps. 24:8, 144:17), His Son revealed to us that He is good and kind. ‘He is good,’ He says, ‘to the evil and to the impious,’ (cf. Luke 6:35) How […]

“Idolatry is committed not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohols, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” – G.K. Chesterton Over one hundred years ago, G.K. Chesterton warned us about the danger of believers […]

Alabama, 1833, section 31 – “Any person or persons who attempt to teach any free person of color, or slave, to spell, read, or write, shall, upon conviction thereof by indictment, be fined in a sum not less than two hundred and fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars.” Alabama, 1833, section 32 – […]

See the video above from Fox News. It is a shining example of how to tell the truth about the Ebola virus. Fox News’ own Shepard Smith finally takes to task his own fellow employees and commentators. Many of them have begun talking like truthers or birthers in their commentary on Ebola. The Director of […]

Right after Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita hit Houston. Because of the experiences after Katrina, Houston went into temporary insanity. The whole city tried to evacuate even though Houston is not below ground level, even though Houston has withstood many hurricanes, even though there is no history to say that Houston is in any such danger. […]

From the Houston Chronicle: “Houston’s embattled equal rights ordinance took another legal turn this week when it surfaced that city attorneys, in an unusual step, subpoenaed sermons given by local pastors who oppose the law and are tied to the conservative Christian activists who have sued the city. Opponents of the equal rights ordinance are […]

“While they (the pontificating teachers and politicos) continued to write and talk, we saw the wounded and dying. While they taught that duty to one’s country is the greatest thing, we already knew that death-throes are stronger.” (1.49) – All Quiet on the Western Front Our veterans fighting PTSD would most certainly agree with the […]