Answering AFR on COVID and the Vaccines with Fr. John Parker and Dr. Ryan Sampson Nash
It seems everyone is an expert on Covid these days, but how many attempt to practice true discernment regarding the vaccines and treatments?
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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.
Orthodox Resistance to Vaccine Mandates: Men Have Become Wolves to Men
When leaders preach distorted worldly love they are nothing more than wolves in sheep’s clothing, Such love is full of rot and worldliness.
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From Heroes to Monsters – A Florida Nurse Describes Current Conditions
As an unvaccinated nurse, I have gone from a hero in scrubs to a monster and public menace in the space of a few short months.
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COVID, Baptists, Bootleggers, and Orthodox Bishops
What is the hardest coalition to overcome in a public policy struggle? How about a coalition you don’t even realize exists?
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Changing of the Guard – Times and Seasons of the Church
Jesus came not to bring peace, but a sword. A sword that separates, sifts, and tests. What does that mean for the life of the Church?
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Pfizer Vaccine Approval is a Symptom of a Corrupt System
The U.S. medical, regulatory, corporate, and political systems are deeply corrupt. The Pfizer vaccine approval is another symptom of this.
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Open Letter on Ecumenism to His All-Holiness Bartolomeo, Patriarch of Constantinople
An older Greek asks: what is the purpose of ecumenism? What can it really accomplish, and is it even legitimate or just a heresy?
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Isolated Priests and the Opportunities for the Burning Bush Brotherhood
Being an Orthodox priest in North America is extremely hard. It is even harder if you feel isolated because of your traditional beliefs.
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Mark of Ephesus and the Uprising of the Orthodox Laity
Orthodox Christians have faced false ecumenism before, and successfully overcame it. St. Mark of Ephesus has lessons for today.
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WHO IS THE BURNING BUSH BROTHERHOOD?
The Burning Bush Brotherhood is a call for all faithful Orthodox Christians to look deeply within and ardently seek to re-harmonize our beating hearts with Christ and His Church.
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