{"id":2260,"date":"2004-11-11T02:16:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-11T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2004\/11\/pokin-round-the-net.html"},"modified":"2004-11-11T02:16:00","modified_gmt":"2004-11-11T02:16:00","slug":"pokin-round-the-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2004\/11\/pokin-round-the-net.html","title":{"rendered":"Pokin&#8217; Round the Net &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><blockquote><p>Various \u201coptions\u201d are offered in the way of Christian morality on an array of burning issues: the sanctity of marriage, gay marriage, promiscuity, euthanasia, abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and the list goes on. Some people spend time remembering sadly the golden age of Christianity. Modernity looks as if it is an inhospitable time for the Church. Time for retrenchment and defensive actions are called for. But the Triune God <a href=\"http:\/\/directionstoorthodoxy.org\/mod\/news\/view.php?article_id=2609\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">says \u2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Karl bumps into his <a href=\"http:\/\/karlthienes.blogspot.com\/2004\/11\/strange-encounter-hey-buddy.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">guardian angel<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The Nativity Fast is upon us. Here\u2019s some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vegsource.com\/lenten.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">recipes<\/a> (you may wanna skip the introduction and scroll down) \u2026 and a handy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theologian.org\/Calendar2004.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fasting calendar <\/a>for quick reference.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chattablogs.com\/aionioszoe\/archives\/018534.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a diagram <\/a>which truly shows the difference between men &amp; women. Or I guess you could call it the gender gap.<\/p>\n<p>Arlen Specter \u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnmarkreynolds.com\/2004\/11\/specter-can-be-senator.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ghost of future present<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tax dollars teaching kids <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawneden.com\/2004_11_01_archive.html#110007331299416644\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">masturbation<\/a>. <em>Lord have mercy.<\/em> Before you give your money to United Way, don\u2019t just fall for their <a href=\"http:\/\/national.unitedway.org\/aboutuwa\/pos_pp.cfm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">disclaimer<\/a> on abortion support, think about everything else your dollars will provide through that umbrella org. Better yet, give the money to your church.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of which \u2026<br>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>I don\u2019t care what people wear to church. I just don\u2019t want to see their underwear.<\/strong><br>\n<br><em>Paraphrased from Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/dovesandpomegranates.blogspot.com\/2004\/10\/ostentatious-modesty-one-of-goals-of.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">more \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you have any questions \u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoniondome.com\/2004\/11\/05\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ask Fr Vasiliy<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various \u201coptions\u201d are offered in the way of Christian morality on an array of burning issues: the sanctity of marriage, gay marriage, promiscuity, euthanasia, abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and the list goes on. Some people spend time remembering sadly the golden age of Christianity. 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