The Fifth Column

Orthodox Catholic commentary on current events.

Monday, November 30, 2015

America's Body Dysmorphia

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" For most people , going blind is their worst nightmare, but for this North Carolina woman it was a dream come true.   Jewel Shupin...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

How Safe Are America's Mosques?

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According to 1998 State Department testimony by Sheikh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, “80% of American mosques teach extremism”. The Center for...
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Saturday, November 14, 2015

The Wonders of Tautology

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Evolutionary theory says that the fittest survive. How do we know which are the fittest? Well, they are the ones that survive. I am not a ...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Do Books Think?

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I don't buy into the AI concerns. When I was taking my computer science degree, I asked one of my profs (a huge AI fan) the following qu...
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Mizzou: The Free Market At Work

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The Mizzou protests continue to capture the attention of the nation. Many people are upset because the adults (and they are adults) who pro...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

MIZZOU's Political Fumblerooski

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The Mizzou controversy is fascinating precisely because so much hoaxing is going on with both sides. Sure, the entire controversy is almost ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Are Mizzou Students Right?

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Everyone is up in arms about the students at Mizzou. Student demonstrators, along with the college football team (a very lucrative source of...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The PC Culture at Mizzou

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A lot of people are talking about the politically correct culture at the University of Missouri, a culture which brought down the university...
Saturday, October 31, 2015

The Alternative To Resignation

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Justice Kennedy has opined that any Christian who disagrees with the SCOTUS ruling on sodomite marriage should resign, just as they did in ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Why Your Vote Doesn't Matter

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"Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything." —JOSEF STALIN I am not all that keen o...
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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Myers Briggs Bullshit

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In English, words that have French origin are considered upperclass and acceptable, while words that are derived from German are considered ...
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Anti-Malware Software

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If you have a virus infection, and you need anti-malware software, here are some suggestions: Malware Malbytes Ad Aware F-Prot Kaspers...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Thoughts on Theocracy

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I have recently had several conversations in which someone expressed one of the following opinions, or something similar: "Well, you ...
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Dealing with Pollsters

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When polling companies call me, I always ask to be paid before I answer any questions. If they are going to make money off of my opinions, I...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

The Atheist's Dilemma

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Socrates was not an atheist (far from it), but his dilemma has often been invoked by atheists to "prove" the Christian idea of Go...

More Questions on the Synod

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Question: The synod wasn't assembled by the catholic media that you've been so prone to criticize. It was called by the Pope, and ...
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Monday, October 05, 2015

Selling the Vatican's Artwork

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This is a common sentiment, voiced by Protestants and atheists for centuries. It can't be done. First: Contrary to reports,...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Problem With Caring for the Poor

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Ok, here's the major economic problem that no one seems to want to deal with. 1) We want the poor person to have his physical needs pr...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

Rubio Gets it Brilliantly Right

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This is This Week , George Stephanopoulos interviewing Senator Marco Rubio about Pope Francis (at 6:46 in the video):   STEPHANOPOULOS:...

Why the Pope Is Not A Socialist

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All of Pope Francis’ writings revolve around one of the central paradoxes of modernity: How do we (a) elevate the poor out of physical pove...
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