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January 20, 2021

American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Health Care, Theology, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Exemptions to COVID Vaccines for Orthodox Christians

Orthodox Christians wishing to avoid COVID vaccines could qualify under a medical exemption, and a religious one for Moderna and Pfizer.

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January 9, 2021

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Health Care

Lockdowns Kill – Why Do Orthodox Bishops Ignore the Victims?

Lockdowns are not free of cost. Many people suffer. Why are these victims forgotten by the hierarchs of the Orthodox Church?

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December 18, 2020

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Health Care, Jurisdictions, Masks / Facial Coverings, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Orthodox Bishops Join Politicians in COVID Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy is rampant as politicians, health officials, and Christian clergy ignore COVID rules they demand we follow as a moral duty.

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December 14, 2020

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Jurisdictions, Masks / Facial Coverings, Parish Life

Faith Over Fear – Apostolic Boldness in the Age of COVID

Orthodox Christian Bishops seem to have embraced the new normal. We need apostolic boldness to shake off fear and preach Christ!

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December 10, 2020

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Health Care, Jurisdictions, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Petition Orthodox Bishops to Support Vaccine Freedom

The COVID vaccines are here. Now is the time for Orthodox Christian leaders to support voluntary, informed consent as a human right.

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December 7, 2020

American Life, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Masks / Facial Coverings, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Theology

A Theology of Fear

Wouldn’t the loving pastoral practice be helping those who are fearful put away fear, rather than encouraging it by changing how we worship?

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November 23, 2020

American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Fordham Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Greek Archdiocese, Health Care, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Orthodox International Relations, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Roman Catholic Church, Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church

Does ‘Greek’ Orthodoxy Support The Great Reset?

Why is the world going into more lock downs? What is The Great Reset, and does the Greek Orthodox world support centralization of economic and political power?

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November 2, 2020

American Life, Canada Single Spoon Communion Petition, Communion, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Jurisdictions, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, ROCOR

Bishop Irenei – The Church Will Never Alter Her Beliefs or Practices Out of Fear

The epidemic is not the reason that we live now in a moment that demands real faith. The reason for that necessity is fear. This world has shown, in these past few months, what really governs it — and it is not wisdom or compassion, or science, or truth. It is fear.

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