All too often it seems as though we are in the same position as Linus in the pumpkin patch. We await something that will come only very rarely. Let Father Orthoduck mention that Linus never got to see the Great Pumpkin because he believed in something that did not exist. But, Father Orthoduck does believe […]
June Cleaver speaks “jive.”
June Cleaver died just 10 days ago. Baby Boomers in America sighed and felt the sorrow of losing a beloved icon. Who was June Cleaver? Well, she was the mom on Leave It To Beaver, the quintessential example of what was expected of middle-class suburban women in the 1950’s. In many ways she was a […]
Kids say interesting things
This reminds me of a show that was old when I was young. That show was hosted by Art Linkletter and was called “Kids says the darndest things.” In that show, Mr. Linkletter would ask questions of children and would wait for the inevitable faux pas that some child or other would make. Art Linkletter’s […]
A decision with interesting implications
Fox News today yesterday had a story that made me happy as a pro-life person. COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio judge allowed a pregnant 17-year-old to get married without her parents’ consent after the bride-to-be said she could be forced to have an abortion if she stayed at home. The Columbus Dispatch reports the couple, […]
When were you saved?
One of the Orthodox priests in Birmingham, Alabama is one of the priests who was on one of the translation committees for the Orthodox Study Bible. He is erudite, can speak several languages, knows his New Testament, not only in English, but also in Greek, which he can speak, read, and write in both its […]
Wacky left-wing advertisements
Yesterday I posted on the advertisement by an extreme right-wing group that tried the not-so-subtle tactic of trying to convince Latinos not to vote in order to diminish the Democratic vote in Nevada. Today, let me post an advertisement from the other extreme wing. Here is an advertisement from Florida that takes a small snippet […]
Latinos should not vote says political ad
A friend of mine wrote to me: From the news–perhaps a good blog topic for you would be the political ad directed at Latinos, urging them NOT to vote. Have you heard or seen this ad? Unfortunately, I have heard of this ad. It was originally put out in Nevada by a GOP-linked group. Already […]
Some thoughts on don’t ask, don’t tell and a judge’s ruling
As you may know: A federal judge formally refused on Tuesday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men and women in the U.S. military while it appeals her decision declaring its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy unconstitutional. A day after tentatively siding against the Obama administration, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips […]
Some myths about members of Congress
Everyone of us has heard tales about Congressmen, how they get paid, and their retirement, but let’s check and see whether what you think you know is true. 1. Members of Congress are not part of the Social Security system. That is actually false. Up until 1984, neither members of Congress nor other federal employees […]
Treatment of veterans
Yet again today, I saw another episode of a show which depicts a veteran with post-traumatic stress syndrome going wacky. Worse, the show investigated the possibility that his stress was the result of some illegal government experiments. Fortunately, by the end of the show, the government turned out to be innocent. But, at the end […]
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