If the centurion Cornelius, having fully become a Christian, remained a warrior ā¦ then it is clear that he became a Christian warrior. A collection of such warriors forms a Christian armyā¦. Consequently, if there can be a Christian army, then by the same token and even all the more there can be a Christian state. ~ Vladimir Soloviev In the seventh Harry Potter book and the first part of its film adaptation, there is a scene where Harry, the young wizard protagonist, attends a wedding. In the previous book and film (spoiler alert!), his mentorā¦
To listen to the New York Times and the Washington Post tell it, the events of 6 January were nothing less than an unforgivable act of sacrilege and blasphemy. āInside the most sacred spaces of American democracy,ā went the New York Times report by Grynbaum, Koblin and Hsu, unfolded an abomination of desolation worthy of the breaking news format āreserved for foreign wars, natural disasters or terrorist attacksā. Now, I am someone who likes public order and stability as public goods. Order and stability are valuable no matter where they happen to be. So yes, Iā¦
We are returning to an entry I posted a few weeks ago about Robert P. Georgeās article āThe Pagan Public Square: Our Christian Duty to Fight Has Not Been Cancelled.ā In conclusion there I stated that I wanted to āsketch out how Orthodoxy may fruitfully respondā to Georgeās article. Well, I believe I still need to focus on assessing Orthodoxy in North America…so my sketches will be postponed until I feel I have adequately drawn up some of the challenges facing the Orthodox Church as we engage with the North American public square.Ā Assessing Georgeās āCallā¦
