tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64684132012-02-01T08:09:11.163-06:00A Texan conservative Anglican -- yes, a square peg -- ponders both churchly and worldly things and enjoys his new church.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.comBlogger23751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-86715333463927315372012-02-01T07:58:00.003-06:002012-02-01T08:09:11.174-06:00

Ace of Spades goes yard on Obama’s decision to force the Roman Catholic Church to pay for birth control and how said decision reveals the arrogant and dangerous moralism of the Left.And Obama is a perfect example of this moralistic Leftism: Obama is a moralist, and an arrogant one. For all the talk of Christians being rigid moralists, the dirty little secret is that the left is far more rigidly,

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Following up yesterday’s post on Obama putting birth control and Holy Obamacare above freedom of religion, two responses are notable and contrasting.First, Roman Catholic bishops had letters on the subject read during masses this past Sunday. Here’s one example:Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:I write to you concerning an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the Church in the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-23271223219785022422012-01-30T08:35:00.001-06:002012-01-30T08:36:59.145-06:00

Back in July 2010, I warned that the Obama regime’s use of “freedom of worship” rather than freedom of religion in its rhetoric was reason for concern.Why was I so alarmed?…genuine freedom of religion includes much more than the freedom to worship in one’s church, synagogue or home. It includes the freedom to live according to one’s religion (without unduly impinging on someone else’s freedom).

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Back in the 70’s in my Christian radio listening days, I remember one huckster - I mean - preacher of the word who would, show after show, tease his listeners by telling them he was about to talk about the United States of America in Old Testament prophesy.Well, it turns out the U. S. of A. really is in the Bible!This past Wednesday night at my church as we studied Daniel, we came to the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-91412320267306977512012-01-26T09:47:00.001-06:002012-01-26T09:51:20.478-06:00

We’ve read numerous stories about the state attacking the free speech and religious freedoms of Christians in Canada and the U. K. But now there seems to be more and more stories like this here in the U. S. A. It makes me wonder how long before the whole West is one big anti-Christian gulag.Some details can be found here, including links to the offending column written by the 15-year-old boy

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-81272823053493800422012-01-24T09:12:00.001-06:002012-01-24T09:12:52.189-06:00

Richard Griffin was not only “recess” appointed by Obama to the National Labor Relations Board when there was no recess in violation of the law and the Constitution, but he will continue to be paid by the International Union of Operating Engineers while on the NLRB.But Mitt Romney’s tax returns and Newt’s past infidelities are much more important to the “mainstream” news media, don’t you know.No

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-51073954993764757622012-01-24T08:53:00.000-06:002012-01-24T08:54:49.333-06:00

Until now, I have never put restrictions on anonymous comments. But last night, I received a completely anonymous comment, and I could not tell if it came from a genuinely interested reader or from a political operative playing the internet. And I did not find it edifying, so I deleted it.With various political campaigns frolicking around and spinning blogs, I think I will now be more selective

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-10760357570127813602012-01-24T08:38:00.001-06:002012-01-24T08:40:01.369-06:00

This ought to be Obama’s Willie Horton.Immigration officials released felon Kesler Dufrene instead of deporting him. He went on to murder three, including a 15-year-old girl.So why was he released?So, what was the deal? Why was Dufrene never deported? Because of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Obama administration issued a temporary moratorium on all deportations to the island nation.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-28423932809141776912012-01-23T09:04:00.002-06:002012-01-23T09:09:57.151-06:00

Back in the old days, before the hand-wringers took over our society, if a boy acted up in the South, he got spanked . . . hard.Mitt Romney and his supporters got a good dose of that on Saturday. I told you his electability is overrated. Outside of Yankeeland, the man cannot get more than 30%. He is, no, was the weakest frontrunner in history.Hot Air has posted a number of links to cogent

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-63718386613337495502012-01-19T09:09:00.001-06:002012-01-19T09:12:17.643-06:00

I wish the title to this post were a joke. It is not. A Pew poll shows that whereas a Obama-Romney match up polls Obama 50 – Romney 45, if Ron Paul is thrown in, it’s Obama 47 – Romney 32 – Paul 18.There are vital lessons in this poll for both Ron Paul and his detractors in the Republican Party. And for this country’s sake, both sides had better get it.For Ron Paul, he must face up to the fact

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-72007991020324643852012-01-18T12:58:00.000-06:002012-01-18T12:59:52.229-06:00

If any of you ever doubted that we have a job-killing, anti-energy-independence President in the White House, doubt no more.And don’t take the invitation to submit a new pipeline route at face value. To find a new route and get it through all the regulatory hoops will take years.Our economy and hopes for energy independence have taken yet another big hit from Obama.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-33006245599435164102012-01-18T09:23:00.001-06:002012-01-18T09:25:23.947-06:00

The mainstream snooze media may have little interest in following up on Obama’s willful violation of the Constitution with his non-recess “recess” appointments. But he crossed the line into lawless unconstitutional tyranny. He run roughshod over the Constitution and over Congress. And this must not be allowed to stand.So follow up is indeed in order.In a brief but excellent article, Brian

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My first reaction when I read the news that Jeffrey John is considering suing over not being appointed bishop, I doubted the story. Like Peter Ould , I thought The Very Rev. John had more class than this.But apparently not. The story is now very much confirmed.For the record, before this story came out, my main issue with Jeffrey John being made bishop was his teaching. Someone could have an

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-789806367090738622012-01-13T09:28:00.003-06:002012-01-13T09:37:07.895-06:00

The sheer shamelessness of Democrat National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz never ceases to appall and amaze. On the first anniversary of the Tucson shooting, she used the occasion to blame the Tea Party:“We need to make sure that we tone things down, particularly in light of the Tucson tragedy from a year ago, where my very good friend, Gabby Giffords — who is doing really well,

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-56957773294356927252012-01-12T10:09:00.002-06:002012-01-12T10:12:04.530-06:00

Some things just make you say, “What the heck?!” This news story is one of them:The Anglican Church of Mexico stands with the country’s political left in opposing amendment of Article 24 of the country’s constitution, Archbishop Carlos Touche-Porter tells The Church of England Newspaper.Reforming the constitution to lift restrictions on religious groups holding services in public without first

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-38074748204892887822012-01-11T09:49:00.002-06:002012-01-11T09:55:16.648-06:00

I am not familiar with all the arcane details of the legal dispute between The Episcopal “Church” and the seven Anglican CANA/ACNA parishes in Virginia. So I hesitate to get into legal commentary on this. I’m sure the Anglican Curmudgeon will dive into that in due time.But I must say am appalled by yesterday’s ruling. I know at least Falls Church and Truro Church predate The Episcopal Church.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-40163788369127104182012-01-05T08:53:00.002-06:002012-01-05T11:14:02.930-06:00

After Obama’s illegal and anticonstitutional appointments yesterday, there is no question that we have a tyrant in the White House. It’s practically official now. For Obama has gone “full-rogue unconstitutional” and made key appointments brazenly against the law and the Constitution.Yes, I just repeated myself. It is that important, and too many are ignoring it. We have a president who just

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-10378535404115921322012-01-04T09:00:00.002-06:002012-01-04T10:39:18.185-06:00

Moving beyond the outrageous, the attempts to put down Rick Santorum after his amazing showing in Iowa are already getting silly.There is much complaining that he really isn’t conservative. Well, gosh, everyone who does not believe exactly as I do is not orthodox and will be excommunicated from my cathedral apartment.Is Santorum the perfect conservative? No. I particularly disagree with him on

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-3740207303492903362012-01-03T09:00:00.001-06:002012-01-03T09:01:30.087-06:00

The “Mainstream” News Media liberals (Sorry for the repetition.) seem determined to pick our president and even the Republican nominee. As soon as a conservative rises up in polls, he gets shot down.The problem is that the latest conservative to rise up is Rick Santorum, one of the good guys, a highly ethical and honest man. So the news media has to really dig deep to come up with mud to throw

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-70813757771176160512011-12-30T14:18:00.000-06:002011-12-30T14:19:06.536-06:00

How predictable. Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder is using “voting rights” as a cover to enable vote fraud and has blocked South Carolina’s Voter ID law.I will not rehash here what an outrage this is in number of ways. I have toasted Democrat opposition to Voter ID more than once.But there is another interesting angle to Holder’s decision to block Voter ID – it could easily backfire. For

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-65173854596253858242011-12-29T08:28:00.001-06:002011-12-29T08:30:31.116-06:00

Between hosting two Christmas parties and recovering from the same, I have fallen behind on a number of tasks. Regrettably among them is viewing The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast, which I did not get around to doing until this morning. I know. Terrible.But what a magnificent message it is! Her Majesty did not give in to the world’s pressure to secularize or water down Christmas, but

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-44575409019229624002011-12-27T08:14:00.000-06:002011-12-27T08:15:23.946-06:00

The Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS) has not only recognized The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) as the legitimate expression of Anglicanism in the United States instead of The Episcopal “Church” (TEC), but has also explicitly dis-invited TEC Presiding “Bishop” Schori from visiting the Sudan church.Given the financial help The Episcopal Church has given ECS in the past, this is a

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-90316864475492062532011-12-24T08:55:00.001-06:002011-12-24T09:05:01.706-06:00

In the Chapel of Kings, Once in Royal David’s City is sung.All around a listening world, Christmas has begun.

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One mark of the totalitarian impulse is that everything is about The Dear Leader, whoever he may be at the time. A case in point – the Obama campaign is urging his followers to propagandize their families for Christmas. I am not kidding.I can think of few things which would better promote family disharmony at Christmas. (But then totalitarians and assorted Leftists do constantly work to

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I am not yet sure exactly what to think of all this – one reason I haven’t posted on the subject. But Archbishop Duncan has issued a plain spoken letter tonight on the current AMiA situation and ACNA’s response:20th December, A.D. 2011
Eve of St. Thomas the ApostleTO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA:
Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Recent events within the Anglican

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-38463942722243664382011-12-20T08:53:00.001-06:002011-12-20T08:55:23.466-06:00

Oh. So people like me aren’t upset with Eric Holder and the Obama regime about Fast and Furious because of funneling guns to Mexican drug cartels, losing track of them, subsequent crimes with the guns, including the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and many others, of the cover-ups, etc, etc. We are upset because Holder and Obama are black. Yes, that explains everything.Well, Rep.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-8520786167026099172011-12-19T09:24:00.002-06:002011-12-19T09:32:47.651-06:00

There has been not a little unhappiness among conservatives about Newt Gingrich’s recent statements about holding federal judges accountable. Hot Air even dubbed it “Newt’s war on the courts”.However, I am not among those who are unhappy. Although I, too, may disagree with details of what Gingrich has said on the subject, I am actually heartened by his boldness.For the problem in recent decades

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-54173460485334384402011-12-16T09:15:00.001-06:002011-12-16T09:16:38.011-06:00

You may have noticed I can be slightly vehement about the enormities of the Left. And I am certainly no fan of the aggressive New Atheism.So it may surprise that I have long been a fan of Christopher Hitchens.Through the years, I have gotten so weary of the idiocy emanating from the Left that I find it refreshing when I come across those left of center, even far left of center, who can actually

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-42995688425410831632011-12-14T09:09:00.003-06:002011-12-14T09:29:31.726-06:00

Eric Holder gave a little speech in Austin yesterday on how he wants to rig elections. The venue was the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum.How appropriate.LBJ got elected to the Senate due to ballot stuffing in Duval County. So his library is the perfect venue for Holder’s speech.Like all good Democrats, Holder sticks his head in the sand concerning election fraud.[Holder]

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-31239570263301697902011-12-13T20:55:00.001-06:002011-12-13T20:56:22.067-06:00

Tonight I saw an ad that is such a brazen, shameless, cheesy exploitation of Christmas . . . it gave me a good laugh – Nissan’s “Most Wonderful Sale of the Year”:“The most wonderful sale of the year” . . . that sums up a commercial Christmas rather well, does it not?

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-7097813876117048232011-12-12T08:36:00.001-06:002011-12-12T08:38:09.452-06:00

My post title may seem overwrought. But I think Occupy has now shown that their target is not just "the 1%" and economic inequality, but the United States itself. They are now going beyond class warfare – as if that is not bad enough – to war against the whole American economy. For this morning, they intend to blockade ports throughout the U. S. West Coast. Whatever their explanations and

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-40861582557864063812011-12-09T09:30:00.002-06:002011-12-09T09:57:01.382-06:00

So this is what “voting rights” has come to – the right to rig elections to get the results you want, whether by arbitrary law or by outright lawlessness, namely election fraud. The NAACP is letting their self-righteous cover of their efforts to rig democracy slip with their petition to the UN alleging disenfranchisement of Blacks and Hispanics.For about what is the NAACP really whining to the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-53092519104919659462011-12-06T09:48:00.001-06:002011-12-06T09:59:36.298-06:00

With Obama striving to pin Congressional Republicans with a “do-nothing” label, it is time for a reality check.I’ve posted on how Obama simply played politics with the Super Committee failure after doing almost nothing to prevent it. Now he is taking a similar tack with the payroll tax cut extension.Republicans have made it clear they also want a payroll tax cut extension, but that it must be

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-59089290558224389902011-12-01T08:45:00.002-06:002011-12-01T08:47:32.943-06:00

The Archbishop of Canterbury has sent an Advent letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion. There is much here, but I will focus on the following paragraph:8. These questions are made all the more sharp by the fact that the repeated requests for moratoria on problematic actions issued by various representative Anglican bodies are increasingly ignored. Strong conscientious convictions

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-30856625310293833982011-11-29T07:55:00.001-06:002011-11-29T07:57:05.120-06:00

After the failure of the Super Committee, I was amazed at the gall of Obama to run to a podium, wage brazen class warfare, and blame Republicans. By his own admission, he hardly lifted a finger to move the Democrats on the Super Committee to negotiate in good faith. Instead, he jetted to Australia when he took a break from campaigning at taxpayer expense. But it’s all Republicans’ fault that

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-90289728256294823362011-11-28T09:13:00.001-06:002011-11-28T09:15:30.648-06:00

During my recent sojourn in England, God blessed me with a frequent sense of his presence. Receiving communion at Pusey House most mornings was an important part of that blessing.Psalm 46 was important to me as well in that regard, coming to mind time and time again. God showed himself to me to be not only “a very present help in trouble”, but also very present at all times.As I’ve read and

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-62645794246505461822011-11-22T07:40:00.001-06:002011-11-22T07:42:22.017-06:00

I am confident most of my readers already know that most of those camping out in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral are, well, lowlife and should be cleared out asap. But for those who still think that the occupiers and their protest are noble, I have two words and a link.Yeaaah, riiight.Maybe I should say more than two words. Sure, some people joined the protest out of noble if misguided intent.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-17128315788648693112011-11-21T08:46:00.001-06:002011-11-21T08:48:36.661-06:00

Back in my Duke days, there was a rally against President Reagan’s proposed cuts to student aid. (Yes, I am that old.) The promoters of said rally tried to motivate us students by saying that 62% of us received some form of federal student aid.That number resonated with me, but not in the way promoters intended. I took the podium (not long after Duke President Terry Stanford said his piece

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-85108394467823067962011-11-17T13:51:00.002-06:002011-11-17T14:08:04.513-06:00

I’ve been preoccupied with studies of medieval church history and of ale in England. But I’ve watched from afar the scandal of --Schori’s enabling of an abuser of minors during her tenure as Bishop of Nevada. What I have found most remarkable about the story is that her tenure as Presiding “Bishop” appears to be in little danger despite the revelations. The quiet is deafening.Now, I am not the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-9068101403366821242011-11-13T13:13:00.002-06:002011-11-13T13:29:54.911-06:00

I’ve had an excellent Remembrance Day in Westminster. An beautiful and solemn special service at the Abbey; a parade with what had to be thousands of veterans, many so old I wondered how they could march the whole route; an hour of change-ringing from the Abbey against a bright cloudless sky – all this and more made it a great day.And I may say more about that in due time. But the end of the

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Last month, (Yes, the times I’ve had both the time and energy to post have been few.) I took a special Behind Closed Doors tour at Christ Church Oxford. In fact, we were told this was the first Closed Doors tour, and that they hoped to do this two or three times a year.It was a great day. The highlights for me were an excellent lunch at high table in Christ Church Hall (Eating in that glorious

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-25041255748591009272011-10-31T18:33:00.001-05:002011-10-31T18:36:20.862-05:00

I mentioned that when I visited London on St. Edward’s Eve, I did more than listen to two great choirs. One destination was the Banqueting House at Whitehall.Seeing the great ceiling paintings of Peter Paul Rubens is worth the price of admission and is, in fact, the main attraction.The main reason I found the paintings interesting is the insight they give into the mentality of Charles I. He had

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-29182759356311713972011-10-29T03:19:00.002-05:002011-10-29T03:28:09.748-05:00

While at the Oxford Beer Festival I had an interesting conversation with a student about differing models of university education. (No, I am not kidding. Oxford is both social and brainy that way.) And said conversation gave me the idea for a post or two here.The first model I will look at is that of 18th Century Oxford. Oxford has a well-earned reputation for rigorous education, but it was

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-10747595530405974392011-10-27T02:46:00.001-05:002011-10-27T02:48:23.279-05:00

One would not think the UK is a gun nut’s paradise, and it is not . . . except for Windsor Castle.I greatly enjoyed my tour of Windsor Castle yesterday. The famous portraits of kings stand out, but there is so much more that it is really impossible to take it all in.But I have to admit what was most memorable to this Texan was all . . . the . . . guns. The two guard rooms contain an amazing

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This past week, I finally got to visit Corpus Christi College, Oxford. This has been problematic because the college is always closed, at least every time I’ve walked by during my three stays in Oxford.But I have discovered that polite asking can get you a long way in England. Some Oxford colleges especially put up a front of being almost inaccessible. (And when there are hoards of tourists

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-30042161407151595832011-10-20T02:18:00.001-05:002011-10-20T02:20:33.139-05:00

. . . if a priest insists, with not a little persistence, that you drink some wine on the Feast of St. Frideswide (as I experienced last night at Pusey House).

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This past Wednesday I spent an excellent Eve of the Feast of the Translation of St. Edward the Confessor in London. My chief missions were two:1. To worship on the special day at Westminster Abbey, founded by St. Edward. The Choral Evensong was packed with some having to sit in the Nave and was broadcast on BBC, which said broadcast can still be heard for a couple more days. Although I would

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Even through my sleep deprived eyes, I could see that today was a glorious day in Oxford. The sun was shining brightly and literal armies in academic dress converged on the Sheldonian from their various colleges. It is the day new Oxford students are matriculated, if in assembly line fashion, but in proper Latin. Afterwards, many students parade around town in their fancy dress. If there is a

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I’m sorry that I’ve been slow to post. For one thing, I had a wonderful Eve of the Translation of Edward the Confessor and desire to post on it.But a lack of sleep has made posting difficult among other things. There is a problem with noise outside my room. I think, with God’s help, I will be able to deal with the situation adequately. But lack of sleep has literally made me sick in the past.

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Lesson #2: When the organ begins playing before a service, cease any conversation immediately.One would think the English, with their Anglican heritage, would get this, and most do. But my contemplation and listening before services has been disturbed more than once already by those English who do not get it.Even by secular standards, yakking away during the organ prelude is disrespectful to the

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I’m already flourishing in the wonderful libraries of Oxford. Being surrounded by old books, stained glass, and portraits of English worthies glaring down on my studies inspires me. Perhaps my most important discovery thus far is the Catholic Homilies of Aelfric.I first came across some of them browsing in the Upper Reading Room of the Bodleian. I quickly was impressed and edified by them

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The touring part of my trip has ended, and I am happily in the haven where I would be, Oxford.A highlight of my trip and certainly my favorite parish church so far is All Saints North Street in York. I visited it first chiefly to see the medieval interior, particularly its renowned stained glass. And the medieval stained glass is outstanding. At York Minster and elsewhere, much medieval glass

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Baptismal fonts, no matter how large and deep, are not to be used as wishing wells.(This lesson is prompted by seeing staff at Lincoln Cathedral early this morning busy hand removing coins from their medieval font. They and I were amused by the improper offerings. But still . . . )

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Although I’ve been to England before and explored cathedrals and abbey ruins, on this trip I cannot get over how . . . well, how big some high medieval houses of worship were/are.York Minster, which I am presently spending a lot of time exploring, is huge. It claims to be the largest cathedral in Northern Europe. Even the chapter house is imposing. And the famous East Window (now under a

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-35860219191746376592011-09-28T09:59:00.002-05:002011-09-28T10:04:03.719-05:00

Today at the Treasures of Cuthbert in Durham Cathedral, I saw a 13th century copy of Gratian’s Decretum complete with an illumination of some odd imaginary creature, a friendly dragon perhaps?Since Gratian was the dominant canon law reference of the time, that’s a bit like seeing a modern lawyerly tome illustrated with Spongebob.Now I am certainly aware that many medieval manuscripts, even of

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-18560586303073399132011-09-19T09:26:00.001-05:002011-09-19T09:29:39.778-05:00

Yes, this is a slightly arcane subject. But it reveals so much about the sheer madness mindset of Obama, I cannot let it pass.Among Obama’s tax hike proposals is removing the tax exemption on municipal bond interest for high income earners. Leaving aside the important issues of how this would affect individual muni bond holders and whether it is right to tax something that has traditionally been

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-49366124296305051492011-09-14T10:31:00.001-05:002011-09-14T10:33:16.724-05:00

Remember that Obamacare snitch-line? Well, the Obama Regime is at it again. They are acting like the petty totalitarians they are and trotting out another Snitch Central, namely Attack Watch.It already seems to be backfiring, not unlike that earlier snitch-line. Go to twitter, search “#attackwatch” (which is now trending) and enjoy the fun.I’ll conclude by repeating what I said at the demise of

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From the National Catholic Register:The Department of Health and Human Services released a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for initiatives that promote healthy marriages — as long as those projects don’t include abstinence-education programs.FOA applicants are required to include a written statement pledging that abstinence education is not a part of their programs. In fact, teaching

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His Grace has promulgated a law of political and religious discourse:CRANMER’S LAW: “No matter how decent, intelligent or thoughtful the reasoning of a conservative may be, as an argument with a liberal is advanced, the probability of being accused of ‘bigotry’, ‘hatred’ or ‘intolerance’ approaches 1 (100%).”He helpfully fleshes out this law in action:Should you dare to raise the thorny subject

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An August 2009 cable has been released that shows Obama State Department concern with “homophobia” in Poland and points the finger at the Roman Catholic church as playing “a significant role in the formation and propagation of anti-gay attitudes in Polish society.”Now, that State Department bureaucrats favor the gay agenda hardly shocks. But what is shocking is that the State Department under

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Since most of us are very familiar with the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18:9ff), which is the Gospel Lesson for this past 11th Sunday after Trinity, it is easy to miss how radical it was . . . and is.Jesus emphatic statement that the publican “went down to his house justified” after a simple but heartfelt confession of his faith and of his own sin (“God be merciful to me a

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This has been largely drowned out by other news stories. But I expect this to be a big story in the future. The EPA under Obama’s pick Lisa Jackson is pushing regulations that may shut down 8% of U. S. electric generating capacity. AEP alone says it will shut down five power plants because of the EPA regs. I see more black-outs in our future . . . a lot more. And the Electric Reliability

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Someone needs to tell the TEC Diocese of New York that lesbian bishops are SO last year.

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This should create not a little controversy. George Conger reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury intends to seek a meeting with Robert Mugabe to discuss Zimbabwe’s persecuted Anglicans – persecuted by Mugabe to be exact. I do not know what to think about this. Certainly, Dr. Williams has a pastoral duty to do his best on behalf of persecuted Anglicans. And, like it or not, Mugabe is in

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059920222709764278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468413.post-7598180068404246142011-08-23T09:49:00.002-05:002011-08-23T09:57:11.627-05:00

A word of advice to men going off to college in the next few days: beware of being falsely accused of sexual assault, especially under the Obama Regime. For his Education Department is virtually requiring that those accused of sexual assault not receive a fair hearing from college authorities. For starters, his Education Department Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is pressuring colleges not to

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After reading this, I think I should perhaps give up parody and just report straight news. For Bishop Tutu has proposed a tax on being White: Tutu called for a small "wealth tax" on all white South Africans as they had benefited during apartheid, the race based segregation system that operated between 1948 and 1994, according to the Cape Argus.

 He said the wealth tax call was not new but

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My loyal readers may have noticed I do not post here as often as I used to. I just haven’t had the time and energy and inspiration lately. I do expect a special treat for you all beginning in late September. But for those who just cannot get enough of my ranting, a reminder that I have a Twitter feed, linked over there on the right, which has become both more active and more wide ranging

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The other day, Warren Buffett once again called for raising taxes on the “rich”. Buffett comes across as a nice rich grandpa and is very popular, so he usually gets kid glove treatment. But it is time to take the gloves off. The arrogance of a man who is worth billions calling on the feds to make it harder for those behind him to create wealth galls me. And it appears I am not the only one.

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We have recently been informed that vote fraud is an “imaginary crime.” I am so glad to know that. Then it must be just my imagination that three North Carolina Democrats have admitted to voting for Obama . . . two times apiece. Glad to know that didn’t really happen. And ACORN being fined the maximum amount for violating voter registration laws in Nevada? Just my imagination. The judge

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Over the weekend, I came across the above seven words. I think they summarize exceedingly well much of what is wrong with the current state of UK law and law enforcement as well as why the riots got so out of hand. I wish I could take credit for said words, but they are Mark Steyn’s. Of course, his quip overstates his case slightly for purposes of impact and humor. But they are deliciously

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Yesterday, President Obama gave a stump speech in Michigan, complete with the usual class warfare and blaming. Really, a long stretch of his speech blaming everything but his regime for the economy was downright comical: Now, some of what we’re facing today has to do with events beyond our control. As the economy was improving and improving through 2009, 2010, the beginning of this year,

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Puppet of Doom consumes a congregation foolish enough to attend St. Joan of Ark Roman Catholic Church, Minneapolis, which is a veritable zoo of abominations. I always thought that interpretations of the Apocalypse that associate the Church of Rome with the Beast were a bit over the top. But I might make an exception for that parish.

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When the blameworthy engage in blaming others, it says more about those engaging in blame games rather than their targets. Two instances (actually three *coughSchoricough* but I may get to that later) over the weekend stand out in that regard. First, the worst of the Labour Left have tried to pin the blame for the Tottenham riots on the Tories. Red Ken Livingstone is, of course, among those

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Yes, this post is a first for me. I've never had a comment of the week before. But with all the blaming of our current debt situation and the accompanying S&P downgrade on eeeevil Republicans, TERRORIST CARJACKING tea partiers, George W. Bush, etc. etc., it is a good time for a reality check. And this comment by one Deacon Michael Harmon is a reality check that goes yard:The national debt when

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There has been no little controversy lately about private businesses banning young children. Such bans are being decried as anti-children. And it is hard to deny that they are literally anti-children. But the issue is not so simple.(Note: The story linked above notes that a Missouri Whole Foods is reportedly banning young children during certain hours. The reports are wrong. The Whole Foods

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First, tea partiers and those of us who oppose higher taxes and spending were raaaaacists. That tack did not work too well in the 2010 elections for some reason. Some haven’t gotten the memo, however.More recently, we are terrorists. Again and again in the past couple weeks, tea partiers have been compared with jihadis, suicide bombers and Hezbollah. So much so that these attacks appear

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Touchstone is having some fun with the Southern Poverty Law Center listing the Family Research Council and the Illinois Family Institute as hate groups. I notice SPLC also lists the American Family Association as a hate group for being “anti-gay”. I am very familiar with the AFA, and, although they are not my cup of tea, calling them, the FRC, and God knows who else a “hate group” is absurd and

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The current debt ceiling mess cries out for some reality checks. Two come immediately to mind.1. Where’s your plan, Obama?Again and again, Obama has appeared before the cameras and microphones to take pot shots at Republicans and play class warfare. But where is his plan? Speaker Boehner has a plan. Harry Reid (finally) has a plan. The Gang of Six had their plan. Where is Obama’s plan? He

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With great haste, the “Mainstream” News Media and others of the Left have sought to pin the Norway massacre on “Right-wingers” and Christians and especially “Right-wing Christians.”Yet the killer’s own words make it clear he is no Christian:“If you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and God then you are a religious Christian. Myself and many more like me do not necessarily have a

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Now remember, don’t be confused by the facts. The debt limit crisis is the Republicans’ fault. Got it?Now that we got that out of the way, there are reports that Obama has killed a possible debt limit deal between Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republicans.And why?The GOP bill to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, which would avert the coming default crisis, would also

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Sorry. I just could not resist that headline. But the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is among the bidders for the bankrupt Crystal Cathedral.And given the sordid state of church architecture today, buying a cathedral may be a better move than building a new one.---Housekeeping: Yes, I haven’t posted much lately. I’ve been busy. A good busy, though.

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I thought Bill Clinton had a surpassing talent for saying just about anything with a straight face (if with that smirk of his). But he has nothing on Obama.I nearly fell off my chair laughing when I heard this during yesterday’s press conference (And I am surprised this hasn’t received much attention.):That’s what the revenue debate is about. It’s not because I want to raise revenues for the

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I nearly did not post on this, because it has become the same old depressing story, state to state, country to country. But the State of Illinois will not renew foster care and adoption contracts with Catholic Charities because CC refuses to bow down to the gay agenda and adopt to gay couples. Again, those who push gay agendas will never be satisfied. Being able to adopt is not enough. All

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Well, Obama’s Stimulus, all $1 trillion of it, :Anglican understatement alert: does not seem to be helping the economy much.But, hey, the Stimulus did get guns to our Mexican drug gang friends!

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If one wonders why I am so hard on libchurchers, i.e. liberal/left Protestants (and liberal/left faux Catholics), this column by Libchurch Priestess Susan Brooks Thislethwaite will give you more than a taste. Now her so-called United Church of Christ has pushed for any number of Leftist enormities, with her support no doubt. But when the RC Bishop of Brooklyn suggests (and rightly so) that

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The State of California is sinking into a financial hole dug by decades of big spending. So the legislature . . . passes a gay history mandate:A bill to require California public schools to teach the historical accomplishments of gay men and lesbians passed the state Legislature on Tuesday in what supporters call a first for the nation. . . .California already requires public schools to teach

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Even a sympathetic N.Y. Times article has trouble putting lipstick on this pig, namely State Senator James Alesi, one of the RINOs who voted to legalize same-sex marriage in New York.First, he either lied or went back on his word. You pick.Mr. Grisanti had vowed in 2008 that he was “inalterably” opposed to same-sex marriage.Second, he sued for a stumble that was his own stinking fault. In

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I should disclaim right off that I am not a fan of Dominque Strauss-Kahn. I detest both his morals and his politics.Nevertheless, it is clear that the case against him is falling apart given that his accuser is a documented liar and worse.The French have been very upset over how this case has been handled. And, as much as it pains me to say so, the French are right, at least about how the U. S.

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It is highly questionable whether Democrats would control the U. S. Senate without election fraud. So no wonder 16 Senate Democrats have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Voter ID endangers “voting rights”. They are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Patty Murray of

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The Operation Gunwalker scandal is getting to be enough of a political problem for Democrats that some of them feel compelled to come up with an answer for it. And their prescription for the corruption and recklessness of the ATF, Eric Holder, and the Obama Administration is . . . more gun control. Yes, not enough gun control is the reeeal problem here.Some things are so absurd not even my

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The Obama Administration is a corrupt, even lawless, Chicago-style regime. But it has yet to experience a major scandal. I doubt their luck will last, however. And Operation Gunwalker may be their first big scandal. Republicans in Congress have been investigating the ATF’s Operation Gunwalker, which more or less gave a pass to selling arms to Mexican drug gangs. Yes, stupid, if not criminal.

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I could quibble about the Blessed Sacrament being “carried about.” Instead I will give kudos to the Franciscans for organizing this “Eucharistic flash mob” in Preston, UK. Winsome and effective evangelism in the city. See and hear for yourself.

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Dog pees on fire hydrant. Bear craps in woods. And “evangelical” Fulcrum “expresses serious concern at the launch of the Anglican Mission to England” society.*Yawn*In its predicable press release, Fulcrum all but accuses the Anglican Mission of being a breakaway group. I guess Fulcrum thinks they possess “a word of knowledge.” For the Anglican Mission has made it very clear that they intend

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Usually I constrain my Abomination of the Week *award* to churchly recipients. But the proposed new European Union “Europa building” looks so much like an abomination of desolation that it begs to be the first secular recipient.But then the sinister visage of the building would be appropriate given EU policies as Cranmer points out in withering detail.Just don’t show the plans to any end times “

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President Obama’s sordid history of pitting American against American and favored industries and workers against those less favored by The One now escalates.His Energy Department has announced it will release 30 million barrels of oil in an effort to lower the price of oil and increase Obama’s poll numbers. Well, that is not the explanation, of course:U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the

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I received the following e-mail yesterday:The Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS), the Most. Rev. Dr. Daniel Deng Bul, has appealed to the international community for help to resolve the conflict engulfing Abyei and Southern Kordofan states ahead of the indpendendence of South Sudan on 9th July 2011. 

Fighting and violence, including the use of warplanes to carry out aerial

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Yet another Demorat Governor has vetoed a Voter ID bill. This time it’s Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri. Again, Demorats do not want to lose fraudulent “votes”.Oh, of course, the reason he claims to have vetoed the bill is that it would be “disenfranchising certain classes of persons.” Well, here’s one Black guy who isn’t buying that cow manure. He is among those that see that having some ID to

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I am pleased to see the Southern Baptist Convention has said no to the new NIV Bible “translation” over taking liberties with gender tenses. The SBC has even asked (probably more directed) its Lifeway Bookstores not to carry the new NIV and has encouraged pastors to warn congregations of it.But really the NIV has taken liberties with scripture for decades. The latest gender controversy has

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Questions this abomination raise:Is it comparing the crucified Son of God to . . . a parrot? Or is the Holy Spirit a parrot in warm climes or in the turgid minds of libchurchers?Does it go “Polly want a cracker!” during the distribution of the Blessed Sacrament?Has there ever been a vestment that is so intentionally pointless and irreverent?Should I laugh? Be angry? Both?

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Yesterday, Pentecost Sunday, two youth and I worshipped at Smokey Matt’s. Not only was the liturgy glorious as always, but also the real Bishop of Ft. Worth, Jack Leo Iker, was visiting. I could tell the youth enjoyed the experience.Myself, I have to confess I was jealous of ++Iker’s golden mitre. I wished the bishop of my confirmation had worn that.Afterwards, I introduced the two youth to

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