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Understanding Henry VIII

February 5, 2019February 3, 2019 Anglican, Catholic, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Pope Francis 2

First published on February 18, 2017 I never truly understood the disgust Henry VIII had for the Vatican, for refusing to abdicate its role

What Is Faith?

December 28, 2018December 27, 2018 Anglican, C. S. Lewis, Catholic, Christian History, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL 1

Originally published August 8, 2015 Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 I’ve been involved

How Michael Curry Is Destroying the Episcopal Church

December 17, 2018December 16, 2018 Anglican, Bigotry, Catholic, Christian History, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, Episcopalian-Anglican Problems, FAITH, Faith, HISTORY, IMMIGRATION, Liberal Hate, New McCarthyism, Pedophiles, PERSONAL, Pope Francis, Racism

To begin with, I have absolutely no problem with ECUSA’s Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, being a socialist, liberal, nor a social justice warrior. We

Supporting the Hollywood Rape Culture

August 21, 2018August 20, 2018 Abuse, Catholic, CRIME, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Fighting Pedophiles, MAIN PAGE, Pedophiles

By now, even people like moi, who do not keep up with Hollywood and the superhero culture, probably know that James Gunn, who directed(?)

Pedophile Priests & a Pope

August 16, 2018August 15, 2018 Abuse, Catholic, CRIME, CULTURE, Fighting Pedophiles, Pedophiles, Pope Francis

Ten percent of all school children will, at one time, be abused by a pedophile educator. If these numbers are accurate, nearly five million

Part I: Romans 13:1 and Liberal Theology

June 21, 2018June 20, 2018 Barack Obama, Bigotry, Catholic, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, Donald Trump, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, IMMIGRATION, MAIN PAGE, Obama Administration

Pop Culture is an interesting critter. Unfortunately, our thoroughly modern world, and those with thoroughly limited connections to the past don’t quite grasp the

The Share-Cropper South

April 20, 2018May 9, 2018 Bigotry, Calvinism, Catholic, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Racism

First published on April 21, 2015. I’d forgotten I even wrote it. A friend sent me a link to an article which waxed poetic

Part II: Pathetic Little Men Who Either Hate or Fear Women

December 26, 2017December 21, 2017 Atheist War on Christians, Catholic, Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, MAIN PAGE, Religious Cults

First published on February 7, 2014 “…It is not evil that attracts women, it is the fruit of powerful, unrestrained evil: Dominance, Confidence, Assertiveness,

Our Lady of Guadeloupe

December 12, 2017November 26, 2017 Catholic, Faith, Saint Days 1

First published on December 12, 2008. Today is the Feast Day for Our Lady of Guadeloupe, the Patron Saint of the Americas. I am

Cry-Baby Atheists & Their Hatred of Christianity

October 12, 2017October 8, 2017 Atheist War on Christians, Calvinism, Catholic, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Historial Ignorance

NOTE: This was first published on June 6, 2016. I don’t know many atheists. I follow a few on Twitter, the ones who are

The Chainsawing Nun

September 14, 2017September 13, 2017 Catholic, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, MAIN PAGE

Sometimes all it needs to become a media star is to do something good. That’s what happened to Sister Margaret Ann of Archbishop Coleman

The Glory of Creation

June 29, 2017June 27, 2017 Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Catholic, Christian History, Classic TV, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Egyptology, Evolution, FAITH, Far Righ Loons, Geology, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Medical, Meteorology, Paleontology, Planetary, Psychology, Quantum Physics, SCIENCE, Science Fiction, Seismology, Sociology, SPACE, Vulcanology

Pink Flamingo ‘rerun’ week continues… This is from March 18, 2014. Did you know that the dastardly, ungodly Big Bang Theory was developed by

Cry-Baby Atheists & Their Hatred of Christianity

June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 Atheist War on Christians, Calvinism, Catholic, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Religious Cults

NOTE: This was first published on June 6, 2016. I was finishing up my tenth murder mystery last night and did not want to

Episcopalian Problems

June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 Calvinism, Catholic, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, MAIN PAGE, Pope Francis

My heartbroken opinion is if the current trend toward Marxism continues in the ECUSA it will destroy what is left of the denomination. I

On Forgiveness

November 22, 2016November 21, 2016 20th Century US, Anglican, Catholic, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, HISTORY

I was going to write a different post for today, but then I realized it could be worked into the November 22 message. Monday

Hillary, Performance Art, and Satanism

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 2016, Art, Catholic, Christian History, Clinton, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, MAIN PAGE, Trump

Performance art is performance art. It is designed to be edgy, outrageous, and bazaar, primarily because the so-called performance artist is not actually an

The Sociology of Zika

April 29, 2016April 28, 2016 Catholic, CULTURE, FAITH, MAIN PAGE, Medical, SCIENCE

The WSJ has a fascinating article about the Zika Virus, it’s detection in 1947, expansion, and the fact that the birth defects, today, are

God, the Pope & Bernie Sanders

April 18, 2016April 17, 2016 2016, Catholic, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Pope Francis, Sanders

The Pope is a better person than I am. It is obviously the reason he is Pope and the rest of us are chopped

Papal Over-Reach

February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 2016, Catholic, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, IMMIGRATION, Pope Francis

I am a fan of Pope Francis. Unfortunately, I think he is over-stepping this time, when he is trying to state that there are

Forgiving the Impossible

September 25, 2015September 24, 2015 Abuse, Catholic, CRIME, CULTURE, FAITH, Fighting Pedophiles, Pedophiles, PERSONAL

I was listening to two women who had been abused within the Catholic Church. They were on CNN, telling how horrible Pope Francis is

Sunday Morning Opera: My Favorite Opera

September 20, 2015September 19, 2015 Art, Barihunks, Baritones, Beverly Sills, Catholic, Christian History, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Met, Music, Opera, OPERA, Sherrill Milnes

People who insanely love opera are well…insane. We are an irrational lot, surpassed only by baseball fans. When the two are combined, it is

One of My Favorite Litanies

March 17, 2015March 16, 2015 Calvinism, Catholic, Christian History, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Lent, Saint Days, Saints

I bind unto myself today The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three.

Pope Francis Lenten Message

February 21, 2015February 20, 2015 Catholic, FAITH, Faith, Lent, Pope Francis

Lent is my favorite time of the entire Christian calender. There are some who say it is about what you ‘give up’, but according

Stuck on Ebola Stupid

November 1, 2014October 31, 2014 Biology, Bobby Jindal, Catholic, Chris Christie, Cultural Illiteracy, Far Righ Loons, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, Medical, Pope Francis, Rush Limbaugh, SCIENCE

Funny how more people will die today from gun violence and mistakes than have thus died due to Ebola here in the US. Maybe

A Conservative Christian’s Real Version of Horror?

October 31, 2014October 30, 2014 Catholic, Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Idiot Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, MAIN PAGE, Pope Francis

“God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life.” Do you have a problem with that

How Salvation Begins

August 24, 2014August 23, 2014 Catholic, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith

John 6:41-51 Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were

PART XI-C: Christian Reconstruction, ATI, Abuse & Submission – Ungodly Leaders

June 22, 2014June 20, 2014 Bill Gothard, Boz Tchividjian, Calvinism, Catholic, Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, CONSERVATIVE, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Fighting Pedophiles, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, John Birch Society, Pedophiles, Religious Cults, Theocracy 2

In a 2002 NYTimes article, it was reported that the Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic abuse reports that upward of

PART VIII: Christian Reconstruction, ATI, Abuse & Submission – Rules for Women

June 7, 2014June 5, 2014 Catholic, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, Complementarianism, FAITH, MAIN PAGE, Religious Cults

Wayne Grudem is the President of the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. In other words, he thinks that women are little more than

Following the Religious Leader

May 14, 2014May 13, 2014 Anglican, Catholic, Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Religious Cults

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have

The Worst Day in History

April 17, 2014 Anglican, Catholic, Christian History, FAITH, Faith, Lent, MAIN PAGE

It was the worst day in history – the day Christ died. It was the greatest day in history because Christ died to atone