What Did Charlie Kirk Die For?
If Charlie Kirk died a martyr, what was he a martyr for exactly?
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The Political Activism category explores how Orthodox Christians should engage with political life while remaining faithful to the Gospel rather than partisan ideology. These articles examine war and peace, civic responsibility, voting, public policy, political resistance, Christian witness, nationalism, the culture war, and the moral challenges facing believers in modern society. Drawing on Holy Scripture, the teachings of the Church Fathers, and the historical witness of the Orthodox Church, this collection encourages readers to evaluate contemporary political movements through an Orthodox Christian worldview. Whether discussing conscientious objection, Christian participation in government, the dangers of ideological captivity, or the relationship between faith and public life, these articles seek to place allegiance to Jesus Christ above every earthly political system and encourage discernment in an increasingly polarized world.
MAGA Betrayal in Context: There is No Representative Government
Trump’s recent actions on immigration, fiscal policy, privacy, and war are making MAGA Republicans very upset. There was never any chance for a different outcome.
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On Orthodox Christian Citizenship & Relations to the State
An Orthodox Analysis of Governance, the Duties of Citizenship, and a Practical Approach to Modern Politics
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Is Trump the Designated Salesman for More War and Christian Persecution?
Donald J Trump is likely to go down in history as having squandered the biggest mandate for change ever awarded to a president. One has to wonder, was he literally set up to fail by the very swamp the American people voted to drain?
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Pope Francis and the Roman Church Versus Orthodoxy on Immigration
The Roman Catholic Church cannot save the “West”. Rome is, in fact, at the center of destroying it for ideology and profit. Her actions are in stark contrast to the Orthodox Church.
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Not Through Me: Nonparticipation in a Mad, Mad World
Why should a corrupt political system get to define your “civic duty”? Does voting for immoral people dull your conscience? How will you the individual distance yourself from an increasingly evil world?
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Dress Rehearsal for Dictatorship: How Are You Helping to Set the Stage?
“Guard thyself then, O man; thou hast the signs of Antichrist,” wrote St. Cyril of Jerusalem in the fourth century. “And remember them not only thyself, but impart them also freely to all.” Do you recognize the signs of the coming dictatorship of the Antichrist? What role are American politicians playing? What role are you playing?
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Americanism Continues to Prepare the Way for Antichrist
Americans usually see themselves as a force for good in this world. God’s own instrument of history. The last best hope of humanity. The soaring rhetoric of the American religion is even parroted by Orthodox bishops. The truth is much darker.
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Three Spiritual Lessons From the Republican National Convention
Despite its contrived, stage-managed nature, the 2024 Republican National Convention still had spiritual lessons, both positive and negative, that we Orthodox Christians would do well to learn.
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Help Robert Amsterdam Save the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
International lawyer Robert Amsterdam is fighting to save the persecuted Ukrainian Orthodox Church. He needs our help. The Ukrainian propaganda operation is so powerful, that all of us need to learn more and get involved. Now.
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