COVID Vaccine Mandates: Is Elpidophoros on the Wrong Side of Patristic Tradition?
Archbishop Elpidophoros is wrong. There is a religious exemption for the COVID vaccine mandates. Without free will, there is no Orthodoxy.
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The Health Care category on Orthodox Reflections explores medicine, healthcare ethics, public health, and modern biotechnology through the lens of Orthodox Christianity. Articles examine topics including COVID-19, mRNA technology, vaccine safety, informed consent, bioethics, medical freedom, end-of-life care, genetic engineering, pharmaceutical influence, artificial intelligence in medicine, and the moral challenges posed by emerging technologies. Drawing on the expertise of physicians, scientists, clergy, and Orthodox scholars, this collection applies the timeless teachings of the Orthodox Church to contemporary medical and scientific issues. Whether addressing patient rights, the sanctity of human life, healthcare policy, or the ethical implications of new medical technologies, these articles encourage readers to thoughtfully engage the intersection of faith, science, and medicine while considering the spiritual and moral dimensions of modern healthcare.
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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True Health Impacts of Covid Vaccines – Multiple Resources
A compendium of resources documenting the harm to human health of dangerous, experimental COVID vaccines. Perfect to bookmark and share.
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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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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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Medical Assistance in Dying: Is Cheating Death Worth It?
Playing god by hastening death through medical means is promoted in the name of human dignity. It can cheat the dying out of eternal life.
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Adverse Reactions Prove Covid Vaccines too Dangerous
A UK researcher after reviewing adverse drug reactions: “more than enough evidence to declare the COVID-19 vaccines unsafe for use in humans.”
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The Air Tight Religious Exemption Request for Covid Vaccines
The Orthodox Church opposes abortion. Covid vaccines available in North America all have a connection to aborted fetal cells. We are exempt.
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Covid-19 was the Perfect (Lost) Opportunity for Palliative Care
The failure to provide proper palliative care to terminally ill patients during the Covid pandemic harmed patients and spread panic.
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Are Not We All the Church?
The Church is the vineyard of the Lord and all of us, clergy and laity alike, are tenant farmers. We are to cultivate the fields together.
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