The cartoon above looks like a problem that we in the USA have been facing for many years. But, look at the cartoon above again. Look at the upper left hand side of the cartoon. The cartoonist is a man named Tom Janssen, and it was published in a newspaper called Trouw in the Netherlands. […]
Psychological “insights” replace logical thinking
Have you ever been in a discussion where the person drops the “nuclear option?” Father Orthoduck is not talking about an emotional argument but about a discussion. What does Father Orthoduck mean as the “nuclear option?” The nuclear option is where the person attributes what you are saying to anything but logic and knowledge. You […]
On expecting the unexpected
One of the things about living in the South is that it has a different cultural approach to how one presents oneself. There is more of an emphasis here on what most people would call an “Aw Shucks” approach among many, but not all, down here. While it is true that in the big cities […]
Social Security, babyboomers, and double-think
Just a couple of days ago I saw an interesting article posted. It was on Social Security and this year’s cost of living adjustment (COLA). Actually, this year there will be no cost of living adjustment for the second year in a row. WASHINGTON — As if voters don’t have enough to be angry about […]
Christian Porn
The post below is from Pithless Thoughts. Father Orthoduck is only posting part of it. I do highly recommend that you go to his blog and read the entire article. So, I recently posted a video of a “goofy” charismatic couple “praying”. Basically to be honest, I posted it because it invited derision, smirking, ridicule […]
Some spiritual leader humor
Father Orthoduck has actually met some “enlightened” Orthodox who actually have convinced themselves that they are mocked simply because people are jealous of them. Frankly, Father Orthoduck much prefers people who are able to mock themselves. Father Orthoduck thinks that is why he likes the postings of Pithless Thoughts so much. Father Orthoduck just returned […]
Spiritual warfare is not simply self-denial
What is the difference between practice and a game? Perhaps Father Orthoduck should change his terminology to ask what is the difference between drill and war? In both practice and drill you have at least some choice concerning when you stop for a while. Even if you yourself dare not stop, you have either a […]
Spiritual warfare and spiritual practice
Almost all of us have participated in sports at one time or another. If we have participated in a sport such as football, or volleyball, or martial arts, or some sport in which there is physical contact, then we know that during practice we get bumped around and end up with bruises and sore. We […]
Mistaken ideas of spiritual warfare
In the 1980’s, a wave of spiritual warfare hit the USA. It seemed as though one could read about spiritual warfare everywhere. It was in those days that the C.S. Lewis series and the Tolkien books became big. Peretti wrote his series that included muscular angels. John Wimber did training seminars on spiritual warfare. The […]
Child abuse is non-discriminatory
Here is a statistic from 10 years ago: In 1999, an estimated 3,244,000 children were reported to Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies as alleged victims of child maltreatment. Child abuse reports have maintained a steady growth for the past ten years, with the total number of reports nationwide increasing 45% since 1987 (Nation Committee for […]
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