Wealth inequality in the US is even worse than in pre-Christian Rome. The billionaires appear generous by some measures, but a huge percentage of their giving is channeled into sham funds that actually increase their own wealth. How can we encourage the rich to do better?
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Many Jewish leaders, both religious and secular, have argued that Jews need enemies–that without antisemitism, Rabbinic Judaism cannot survive.
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Sometimes we need to take stock of just how much Orthodoxy in America has changed within the lifetimes of our “cradles”. From an immigrant faith with mainstream moral and ethical beliefs, shifts in American culture have turned Orthodoxy into more and more of an outlier, putting the Church in the middle of conflicts we never sought out, but now cannot avoid.
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There seems to be quite a fair amount of cultural tone-deafness and historical ignorance amidst the episcopacy of the various Orthodox jurisdictions in the United States, greatly harming our missionary efforts.
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Americans are bad at holidays. The Orthodox need to teach them, and reach our neighbors with the fullness of the Christian Faith.
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American holidays tend to be superficial and uninspiring. We Orthodox have much to teach our fellow Americans this time of year.
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Despite efforts to “link” the two faiths via the phrase “Judeo-Christian”, Orthodox Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism are incompatible religiously, morally, and culturally. As is Orthodoxy with “Christian Zionism”.
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If you would live as a Christian, die as a Christian, and gain eternal life as a Christian, then your Christian conscience must guide you in all things. Even in how you wage war.
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The Orthodox Faith is for everyone. No matter where your Orthodox parish or mission is planted, it can succeed. The turnaround of SS Peter and Paul in Detroit proves that.
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How does one build a healthy society with no basis but fictitious Enlightenment constructs? Even worse, how does getting back to the precepts that already failed make anything better?
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