by Fr. John A. Peck A sermon written in 1999. “Father, I have a question. It’s about the Bible. Why is Samson such a highly praised figure in the Bible? I mean, he certainly wasn’t an image of virtue, and he didn’t deal well with his own passions. Why is he even in there?” “Well,” […]
Archives for July 2012
Gay Is Not The New Black
by Voddie Baucham It’s hard to deny that homosexual marriage appears to be a foregone conclusion in America. This is a frightening prospect not only for those of us who understand marriage to be a testimony of the relationship between Christ and his bride, the church, but also for all who value the family and […]
Covering Warfare in a Byzantine Maze – Literally
by Terry Mattingly This is Terry Mattingly’s advice for journalists who which to cover what just happened in the OCA. It goes without saying that I have received quite a bit of email from GetReligion readers, and others, wanting to know my take on last Friday’s resignation, and now the ongoing humiliation, of Metropolitan JONAH […]
‘Fr. John’s Last Flight’
When I was preparing to depart the lower 48 for Alaska to finally attend seminary, after a decade and a half wait, my cousin Bob made a poster for me out of pen and ink. It was a picture of a Cessna aircraft (my uncle is a pilot), and the title, I thought, was very […]
The Hypocrisy of the ‘Christian’ Left
Fr. John Whiteford Responds to Dr. David Dunn In a Huffington Post article, David Dunn has pointed out what he sees as hypocrisy on the part of Christian conservatives: It is the view that Christians should vote their values, and this means we should legislate moral evils into oblivion. Thus if we believe life begins […]
Religion From The Bottom Up
By Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon For years, I used this outstanding article for inquirers who wonder about the importance of worship in the Christian faith. I lost it for awhile, but in my recent move, I found my only remaining copy of it – maybe the only remaining copy anywhere (I contacted Fr. Patrick some […]