Category Archives: Religion

I was reading a Wikipedia biography of Scoop Jackson today when I ran across a quote from Patrick Moynihan. Patrick was giving the eulogy at Scoop’s funeral when he said. Henry Jackson is proof of the old belief in the … Continue reading →

This past week has been spent in a class learning how to use Spring Framework for Java development, so the posting has been rather light.  Yesterday was spent attending a presentation learning about Manugistics and today will be spent in … Continue reading →

The Episcopal Church that our family attends has a Youth Sunday every year.  While the youth serve in numerous capacities during the year, this Sunday in particular stresses the services they perform for the Church. This Sunday my 17-year old … Continue reading →

The Episcopal Church that our family attends has a Youth Sunday every year.  While the youth serve in numerous capacities during the year, this Sunday in particular stresses the services they perform for the Church. This Sunday my 17-year old … Continue reading →

Group: Owa Celebrant: Taygoo Group: Taygoo Celebrant: Siam Group: Siam (now repeat faster and faster) As a converted Epsicopalian, I read Strange Episcopalians with a sense of bemusement and shame. According to Christianity Today, the Women’s Ministries is promoting a … Continue reading →

As some of you may be aware, I am an Episcopalian — which lately means that the only mortal sin is using the wrong fork at dinner. Be that as it may, here is last Sunday’s reading from the Old … Continue reading →

I was in the shower chamber of meditation this morning, thinking about fundamentalists and reason. The “War on Terror” is not being waged against Islam, despite the attempts of some to frame the war in that manner. It is a … Continue reading →

The Washington Times has an article on the recent split in the Episcopal Church regarding the consecration of an openly gay bishop. In Heresy better idea than schism?, Julia reports that the diocese of Virginia has experienced a drop of … Continue reading →

Donald Sensing has an article called Manliness and its lack. This essay is a response to Terrence O. Moore’s article Wimps and Barbarians The Sons of Murphy Brown. Terrence complains that: It appears to [females] that, except for a few … Continue reading →

David Flanagan over at Blogcritics.org examine the 1st Amendment and the “Wall of Seperation” that is supposed to exist between the Church and State. In Blogcritics.org: Punching Holes In The First Amendment, his thesis is that the 1st Amendment should … Continue reading →