At clergy retreat may get to post tonight, may not. GRIN. … [Continue reading]
A Second Amendment argument that can be made
The arguments over whether the Second Amendment gives individuals the right to own guns goes on and on. The Second Amendment says: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear … [Continue reading]
What is a militia?
When discussing militias, part of the problem is that the word is used in several ways, both in the law and in common usage. For instance, the Second Militia Act of 1792: . . . conscripted every "free able-bodied white male citizen" between the … [Continue reading]
When can a citizen take up arms?
When can a citizen take up arms and form a militia? A lot of the fight over the Second Amendment involves two sets of arguments. Argument One has to do with individual gun ownership. May the government place restrictions on gun ownership? The court … [Continue reading]
Presidents Clinton and Bush (W) together for Haiti
I saw a wonderful sight on CNN last night. Two ex-Presidents from different parties joining together to speak about Haiti and to raise support for the emergency and rebuilding efforts. One was President William Jefferson Clinton the other was … [Continue reading]
Danny Glover says global warming caused earthquake, Huffington Post takes him on
Forty-eight hours ago, Father Orthoduck apologized for Pat Robertson's remarks concerning a curse being the cause of the Haiti earthquake. One of the readers lamented that he was about to go to a convention where he would get lambasted for those … [Continue reading]
A book on the militia movement
Few people would accuse the University of Michigan Press as being radically conservative. Quite the opposite, the University of Michigan is known to be at the other end of the spectrum. For instance, the entire university is due to go smoke-free by … [Continue reading]
Father Orthoduck apologizes for Pat Robertson
Father Orthoduck wishes to apologize for Pat Robertson. He wishes to state that his comments are not to be taken as representative of Christian attitudes in the USA on the whole. Father Orthoduck does admit that there is a faction of Evangelicalism … [Continue reading]
We Came, We Saw, We Converted
Orthodox Christianity has a tradition of saints who are known as fools-for-Christ, people who have attacked the sin of pride by behaving in ways that seem, to the casual observer, insane. To date, there is no tradition in Orthodoxy of … [Continue reading]
Pray for Haiti
This is a very simple post. Pray for Haiti. The news reports are devastating and the human toll is horrendous. O Lord our God have mercy on those in Haiti. Help them, O Lord, and minister to them by your grace. … [Continue reading]
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