Some Christians and other cultural conservatives have seen Putin's Russia as an ally in our culture wars, largely due to that country's opposition to same-sex marriage and other LGBT causes. But Russia has the highest abortion rate in the world.
Some Christians and other cultural conservatives have seen Putin's Russia as an ally in our culture wars, largely due to that country's opposition to same-sex marriage and other LGBT causes. But Russia has the highest abortion rate in the world.
Novavax is an anti-COVID vaccine that has been submitted to the FDA for approval. Already in use in 170 countries, it is a traditional, non-experimental vaccine that claims to be 90% effective. And it was made, developed, and tested without using any fetal tissue or cell lines from abortions.
Some Americans support Christian nationalism. But the Russian Orthodox Church shows what that looks like. Baptism in that church makes you not just a Christian but a Russian. And it teaches that "Holy Russia" is "divine" and can do no wrong.
Mark Zuckerberg's description of how we will be able to create our own worlds parallels the creation account in Genesis. But just as virtual reality falls far short of actual reality, the metaverse is no universe, and human beings make pathetic gods.
The Metaverse may seem ridiculous, but its designers hope for its virtual reality to become our primary reality. And while the "Reality Privileged" might complain, we will be freed from trying to improve the real world by allowing the "reality deprived" to escape into the Metaverse.
A Catholic priest got in the habit of saying "We baptize you. . ." instead of "I baptize you. . ." Now the Catholic Church has declared all of those baptisms, numbering in the thousands, to be invalid. This accords with Catholic baptismal theology, but it also throws into high relief what is wrong with that theology.
Opinions vary about the Russian attack on Ukraine, but Americans are united in not wanting to get into a war on Russia. But what if American troops in Eastern Europe are attacked? Sometimes we don't choose war; war chooses us.
There are many facets to the war between Russia and Ukraine. One of them reportedly has to do with the 2018 schism between Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy.
"Remember that you are dust. And to dust you shall return." Those words from Genesis 3:19 are said with the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday. They are "memento mori," a reminder that we will die. We have had a lot of those lately, but we have missed their lesson. On Ash Wednesday, facing up to our death is meant to lead us to repentance.
Today we start our flight to Australia to visit our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Due to COVID restrictions, we haven't seen them in three years! But now we can. I'll probably take a few breaks, but my intention is to keep the blog going.
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