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is the blog of an Orthodox Christian and is published under the spiritual patronage of St. John of San Francisco. Topics likely to be discussed include matters relating to Orthodoxy as well as other religious confessions, politics, economics, social issues, current events or anything else which interests me. © 2006-2026

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Ocean Liners

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For those who share my interest in archaic forms of transportation you may wish to check out Georg Link's YouTube channel . He has uplo...
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A liberal decries heresy

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The time has come for a schism regarding the issue of women in the church. Those of us who know that women should be accorded full particip...
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Friday, November 29, 2013

More on Neo-Reaction

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There has been some considerable response to the Geeks for Monarchy post which I had linked on A/O ( here ). See this longish post over a...
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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Illinois: Lawmakers announce plan to save state pensions - but no details

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CHICAGO — Leaders of the Illinois legislature on Wednesday announced that they had found, at long last, a way to repair the state’s deepl...

Churches should perform gay blessings, CofE says

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The Church of England is poised to offer public blessing services for same-sex couples in a historic shift in teaching. A long-aw...
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Happy Thanksgiving

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Wishing you all the joy of the feast!
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Reflections on the Birth Control Mandate

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Anti-Gnostic has some reflections up in response to this post . Among his observations... Insurance is the pooling of risk of unanticipate...
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Microsoft, suspecting NSA spying, to ramp up efforts to encrypt its Internet traffic

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Microsoft is moving toward a major new effort to encrypt its Internet traffic amid fears that the National Security Agency may have broken ...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Supreme Court to Rule on Birth Control Mandate

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama’s health care law, whether businesses can...

Karzai moves to scuttle Afghan troop agreement

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The man is a complete flake thank God. He has issued new demands that are unacceptable to Obama and may force a complete withdrawal of US f...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

For those still harboring doubts...

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MCJ has still more evidence .

Consecration of a Village Church Near Moscow

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24 November 2013

Geeks for Monarchy: The Rise of the Neoreactionaries

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Many of us yearn for a return to one golden age or another. But there’s a community of bloggers taking the idea to an extreme: they want to...
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Orthodox Constructions of the West

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Dr. Adam deVille really likes this book .
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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Major Nuclear Agreement Reached With Iran

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GENEVA — Iran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on a historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Liturgy on the Birthday of Patriarch Kirill

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From Christ the Savior Cathedral 11-20-2013

Ukraine's hard line president rejects EU membership - will persue closer ties with Russia

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MOSCOW — Prime Minister Mykola Azarov of Ukraine told enraged opposition lawmakers on Friday that the government’s decision to walk away ...
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Venezuela’s Maduro resorts to state-sponsored looting

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LIKE A slow-motion car crash, the unraveling of Venezuela’s economy and political system is a fascinating, as well as sickening, spectacle....

The NY Times flip flops on the filbuster... again

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Back when Mr. Clinton was President the New York Times fumed about the threat of a filibuster to some of his appointments and argued on its ...
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The End of Roe v Wade?

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Could the Democrats have just signed the death warrant for the worst Supreme Court decision since Dred Scott ? Quite possibly. Although the ...
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