The American Life category examines contemporary culture, politics, economics, family life, and social trends through an Orthodox Christian lens. These articles explore the challenges and opportunities facing Americans today, offering spiritual reflection, cultural critique, and practical wisdom rooted in the timeless teachings of the Orthodox Church.
A government and tech insider ponders the creation of our digital prison. Why is there so little resistance to the loss of our privacy rights? Why is a privacy rights expert so concerned about Diia – a mobile app, web portal, and brand of e-governance in Ukraine that was developed through U.S. funding?
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Share the Faith, a pan-Orthodox ministry, has announced the acceptance of applications for financial grants to Orthodox priests in 2023.
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Accommodating the “subjective personal truth” of a “trans” child is the most unscientific thing possible. Time to acknowledge the elephants in the room.
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Our modern world is so thoroughly permeated with Gnostic ideas that we fail to even notice them. Even when they infect the Holy Orthodox Church.
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Woke Dogma says LGBTQ+ are marginalized while traditional Christians have cultural power. Then why doesn’t it work that way in reality? In the real world, every single source of secular power favors LGBTQ+ and silences Christians.
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Medical science moves forward through questioning and debate. Dangerously, governments and pharma are trying to enforce an unquestionable orthodoxy.
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When Orthodox Christians take brave stands, suffer persecution, tell uncomfortable truths – why don’t other Orthodox support them?
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Civilizational collapse is a frequent historical occurrence. It can be survived, but you need to pray and think about how before the crisis.
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If you call evil what it is, then you run the risk of being cancelled in ways that can be very painful. Just one more example of that.
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Orthodox Christians must take the lead in grassroots efforts to reduce the demand for abortions. Orthodox maternity houses can save lives.
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