Po Dharma divides the Muslim Cham in Cambodia into a traditionalist branch and an orthodox branch.

Throughout his life, by training and by vocation, he was always part of the orthodox branch of this school.

Well, maybe, but it is a fact that a lot of people from the more, shall we say, orthodox branches of science tend to express skepticism toward your particular branch of-of exploration.

This is not to say they were more liberal than the orthodox branch in any way, just more open about their practices.

It appears from the historical record that Tachikawa-ryu was very widely accepted and practiced and by the middle of the 13th century had become a major contender with the orthodox branch of Shingon.

Beginning in the 13th century the orthodox branch of Shingon at Koyasan began a smear campaign against Tachikawa-ryu.

The discrimination and attack by the orthodox branch at Koyasan reached its climax in about 1470AD.

By this time the orthodox branch of Shingon had managed to formally denounce and excommunicate most teachings and practitioners of Tachikawa-ryu form its ranks.

You were quite right, too, that particular orthodox branch of your family has already consumed Ganymede to build their habitats, and they show no sign of slowing their expansion.

The Christian orthodox branch of the original Church denomination is led today by Bishop Robert Dennis Grant, Sr.