The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
Every pastor that Father Orthoduck knows is aware of the phenomenon in the comic above. For every pastor has the opposite of the cheering squad sitting in one's church. These are the people who are convinced that they could do it better, but won't … [Continue reading]
As Father Orthoduck has mentioned, the early feminist movement was completely against Playboy magazine, and was against pornography. So, how did it become acceptable for women to declare themselves feminist precisely by posing for Playboy? Yesterday … [Continue reading]
On Saturday Father Orthoduck quoted from Gloria Steinem, when she said: Pornography is about dominance. Erotica is about mutuality. On Saturday's post Father Orthoduck pointed out that she had also commented that: A woman reading Playboy … [Continue reading]
The trend toward feminism being defined as the freedom to do that which would be seen as not-feminism when the movement started continues apace: Marge Simpson has gone where no animated character has gone before - on the cover of Playboy … [Continue reading]
I was asked recently about the Orthodox belief in spiritual warfare. And, I knew what the questioner meant. He was talking about the more, uhm, dramatic forms of spiritual warfare. The answer is that the Orthodox have a strong belief in spiritual … [Continue reading]
Father Orthodox read the following article on Russia Today: You sign a piece of paper and get 80 to 800 US dollars for just that. Only the small print says, for this much easy money you pawn your eternal soul. A financial company named … [Continue reading]
I happen to be a fan of military science fiction. I think that military science fiction, in its various forms can be a very interesting portrayal of politics, human interactions, and the limits on the use of force. Even more than in many other types … [Continue reading]
Next month is the anniversary of the founding of the Marines in the USA. On 10 November 1775, Captain Samuel Nicholas formed two battalions of Continental Marines in Philadelphia as naval infantry. So, Father Orthoduck cannot resist in mentioning … [Continue reading]
From Poor Richard's Almanac: Each Age of Men new Fashions doth invent; Things which are old, young Men do not esteem: What pleas'd our Fathers, doth not us content; What flourish'd then, we out of fashion deem: And that's the reason, as I … [Continue reading]
