Father Orthoduck is running late today and will try to post more later, as he promised to a poster from yesterday. However, he would like to make the following statement. Essentially all religions (with some pacifist exceptions) have gone through periods during which they turned violent. And, when they turned violent, they did so against […]
A good day for Turkey
Turkey, the seat of the old Ottoman Empire is undergoing some changes. By vote of the people, 26 amendments to the Constitution of Turkey were approved yesterday. Below are some quotes from one of the reports: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the passage of a wide-ranging package of constitutional amendments as a “milestone […]
Alveda King at Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally
One of the people who spoke at the Glenn Beck rally, “Restoring Honor,” was Alveda King, the niece of the famed Pastor Martin Luther King of civil rights fame. She is an evangelical minister, was a Democrat representative in the Georgia legislature, and leads an outreach program for the Roman Catholic group, “Priests for Life.” […]
Real war, real people, real consequences
Let’s take a pause and think. We went into Iraq and now we are supposedly only in Iraq in a non-combat role. Inevitably for years people will be arguing about the right and wrong of it. Father Orthoduck has previously expressed his views on the matter. But, that is not the point right now. We […]
No matter how wrong you are
I like the cartoon above. It is one of the best examples of the concept of freedom of speech that I have seen in cartoon form. Freedom of speech really does not mean that the people who hear you speak have to agree with you or even to respect you or even to refrain from […]
Indirect update on NYC mosque request
A couple of days ago Father Orthoduck posted on the whole controversy about the building of a mosque near Ground Zero. Mind you, the news media tries to make it sound as though it is on Ground Zero, but it is not, it is near it. An unintended side effect of those who are objecting […]
Fox News has as many terrorist links as the Ground Zero imam
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Parent Company Trap www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Father Orthoduck urges you to watch to at least the three minute mark in this video. But, please really do watch the entire video. You see, Fox News has been […]
Let’s rebuild houses of worship near Ground Zero
Look at the photograph on the right. It is from New York City in May of 2000. Do you notice a certain building in the background? That building no longer exists. It is one of the towers of the World Trade Center, destroyed on 11 September 2001. But, what about the building in the foreground? […]
A church near the Oklahoma boming site?
Father Orthoduck found the interesting cartoon posted above. It is an interesting thought experiment. As you know there has been much argument about building a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. Few newspapers will report that there have been objections to building a mosque in any of several states. Even fewer will even […]
E.J. Dionne on the politics of stupidity
Father Orthoduck has been having to travel all too much lately. So, he has not had time to think any of several issues through. Nevertheless, the article below by E.J. Dionne is one that he thinks all of us can take to heart. Do take the time to read it through, as it ends up […]
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