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Increasingly, I think American Christians are weak and fearful. In Communist countries the persecution is as bad as it ever was. In the Arab countries, where permission is needed to celebrate the Eucharist, Melkite, Orthodox, Baptist and Anglican communities fellowship freely because there is so much hatred that any priest will do – much to [...]

OU MAY Not potty on trips of 90 mins or less. New Restrictions Are Imposed on Air Passengers: and now the restrictions are random. Another reason to take the train? Or more proof the terrorists have won? Or just proof that “security” is now the only value the gov’t feels inclined to protect? Kiss your [...]

HE MOVEMENT “Community” is a Finnish ecumenical organisation that seeks to include members of sexual minorities (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, etc) in the full life of the Church. I found out about them reading a report against them from a conservative group within the Finnish Orthodox Church, the Brotherhood of St Kosmas of Aitolia. [...]

HE PRIMARY Topic of conversation viz climate change should not be proof, fear or the lack of either. The elephant in the middle of the room is the accusation that we made a wrong turn with the industrial revolution, that we screwed ourselves with coal and the steam engine and, as a result, have put [...]

Lord, we thank thee that thou didst see fit to bring us here to this fair land and smite the heathens, and to shove them in boxes and ship them away to small parcels of land where we mightest contain them. We thank thee, further, that thou has given us leave, permission, nay, even a [...]

ESPITE Several attempts in the media, blogosphere and among my own friends to portray this tragedy as otherwise politically motivated, Bill Sparkman was not killed by Anti-Gov’t actions, but rather by himself. Now, although there are many reasons to distrust even the Federal Census in this day of increasing loss of civil liberties to both [...]

Roman Catholic Ecclesial Community takes up a collection to support a political campaign? EVERY Roman Catholic Parish in a diocese takes up a collection in support of a political campaign and no one, not even the IRS, cares? In fact, the Catholic Media reports it as if there is nothing wrong at all. Hey! We [...]

ONALD SCHELL’S Latest post over at Episcopal Cafe talks about his visit to Basque country where they Burned a Witch in Effigy at Midsummer. Is this a residual pagan rite? Is this a memory of the way the Catholic Church treats witches? Is this a political commentary on Basque/Spanish relations? Is this just a fun [...]

EALTH. Is it a privilege or a right? For many Americans, it is both. Ironically, many of them are considered “poor”. In the musical, 1776, the more-conservative forces in the Continental Congress rally in the absence of their more-radical members. They sing a song about being cool, conservative men, chanting, “to the right, ever to [...]

ORRY!.. this published in the wrong spot because of the whole “Draft” thing. It’s been moved here.