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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Why Doesn’t the Church Stand Up for Human Nature in the Age of COVID?
Man is more than a physical body, and it takes more than just staving off physical death to make a person really alive.
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Are Orthodox Christian Bishops Afraid of COVID, the Government, or Both?
38 Canoncial Orthodox Bishops in America met virtually and drafted a message of “hope.” It was a timid, tepid defense of the “middle ground.”
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American Orthodox Bioethics Professor Wrong on COVID-19 Vaccine
Orthodox bioethicist Gayle Woloschak has gone too far in endorsing COVID-19 vaccines while ignoring voluntary, informed consent.
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