Saturday, February 28, 2015

Are we alone? Do we want to know?

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It was near Green Bank, W.Va., in 1960 that a young radio astronomer named Frank Drake conducted the first extensive search for alien civili...
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Russian Orthodox Church on the Discipline for Receiving Holy Communion

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On February 3 2015 (NS) the Holy Synod approved the below linked document which lays out the current discipline for the reception of the H...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

Behold Islam

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For those who may have missed it, ISIS was kind enough to record their destruction of the museum in Mosul and its priceless collection of a...

Reports: ISIS has begun killing Christian prisoners

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I am unsure of the reliability of the reports , but given their track record there is no reason to believe that anything other than martyrdo...

RIP: Leonard Nimoy

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Very sad news. May his memory be eternal.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

The terrifying rate at which smokers die from smoking

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Two-thirds of smokers will die early from cigarette-triggered illness -- unless they choose to kick the habit, according to new research f...
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Is Washington Ready for the Death of Obamacare?

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The possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon eliminate federal subsidies for people buying health insurance through the Affordable ...

Illinois: Can the most corrupt and dysfunctional state be fixed?

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The most portentous election of 2014, which gave the worst-governed state its first Republican governor in 12 years, has initiated this cent...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Let my prayer arise...

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Scenes from the Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts at Optina Monastery on the First Wednesday of Great Lent.

Poll: Over a quarter of British Muslims have sympathy for the Charlie Hebdo terrorists.

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This morning the BBC published details of a major poll of the attitudes of Britain’s Muslims. The headline on the front of the BBC website l...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts

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While the world was watching the Academy Awards ceremony, the people of Mosul were watching a different show. They were horrified to see IS...

Chicago Police Running "Black Site" Detention Facility

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Chicago's police department is detaining US citizens for days on end in a secret compound where suspects have no contact with the outsid...
Monday, February 23, 2015

The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

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Pope Francis Proclaims Oriental Orthodox Saint a "Doctor of the Church"

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Did Pope Francis just declare a non-Chalcedonian (Oriental Orthodox) monk and saint to be a Doctor of the Church? Details .
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Sunday, February 22, 2015

On the Eve of the Great Fast

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Please forgive me for any offense or injury I may have caused, especially on this blog. Limited posting for the next few days.
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Venezuelans' long waits yield soap, and intelligence agents

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Caracas (AFP) - With long, everyday waits in line to buy milk or toilet paper, Venezuela's economic crisis is proving ever more painf...

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

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Former film star Brigitte Bardot, France’s iconic blonde bombshell and “sex kitten” who reigned supreme from 1952 – 1973, has been on trial ...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

Coptic Orthodox Pope Canonizes the 21 New Martyrs of Egypt & Libya

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The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced that the murder of the 21 Egyptian Christians killed by the so-called Islamic State in Libya will...
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Episcopal Church is sharply rebuked by court

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Apparently there are limits to the amount of bad faith legal maneuvering the courts will put up with. HT: The Archer of the Forest

Not liberal enough (Anglicans)

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Window celebrating former Archbishop and champion of womyn's ordination to be removed after students brand him ‘homophobic’ Once again...
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