During my studies in seminary, I was not Orthodox. I attended a seminary in a small town in Mennonite/Amish/Brethren country. I will not tell you which one, you will understand when I tell you the story below. But, I will tell you that it is a fully … [Continue reading]
Postmodernism the father/mother of fake news
The comic above requires a certain degree of dexterity with philosophical language. But, this quote by the archeologist, William G. Dever might help. "This is simply extreme skepticism, another example of the pervasive influence of postmodernism, a … [Continue reading]
Four principles in Catholic social reality
According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, there are four principles that govern our Christian relationship to the social reality (at least in the USA). In a bulletin that was issued by them before the elections, the bishops said … [Continue reading]
A pejorative term that has little meaning anymore – fundamentalist
Fundamentalism has become a pejorative term which has become applied to everything from Osama bin Laden through anyone who espouses conservative beliefs. Notice that I am not saying extreme conservative beliefs. In some circles, it is sufficient for … [Continue reading]
How at least one moderate would approach the issue of undocumented immigrants.
I am in favor of sanctuary cities. Those who simply want to dump illegal immigrants, particularly those who came as young children, or even as babies, and are now adults, refuse to acknowledge that their ingress through several administrations (both … [Continue reading]
The infallible Word of God and Theology
Yesterday, I attended a very good class by a theologian. There were 8 pastors present, and we represented a variety of backgrounds, from me being the only "liturgical" person, and most definitely the only one calling himself a priest to African … [Continue reading]
For kings and all those in authority
"I hope the president-elect does such a great job that I vote for his reelection in four years." – Tom Hanks, Hollywood actor As many of you know, Tom Hanks is Greek Orthodox. And, many of you may know that he opposed the election of President … [Continue reading]
Choices of Evil
I have posted before about the Lesser of Two Evils. In December of 2016, I spoke of the Catholic Doctrine of Double Effect as a better formulation for Christians of the doctrine of the Lesser of Two Evils, in a post called, "Ethics and Expediency." … [Continue reading]
Fake versus Faulty versus Vetted news
Fake news, Faulty news, Vetted news. What is the difference between the three? The first one is easy. Fake news is just that. It is a news story that is made up. It is not true. But, here is the problem. Fake news are sometimes deliberately written … [Continue reading]
The foolish things of the world
"But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has … [Continue reading]
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