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May 19, 2021

American Life, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, Communion, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Persecution, Greek Archdiocese, Jurisdictions, Masks / Facial Coverings, OCA, Parish Life

For the Orthodox, Callousness is the Real Pandemic

Testimonials bear witness to the callousness with which too many Orthodox Christians have been treated during the pandemic.

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April 9, 2021

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Persecution, Health Care, Jurisdictions, Masks / Facial Coverings, OCA, Parish Life, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Vaccine Passports, Digital Control, and the Orthodox Christian Fight for Freedom

Vaccine passports will lead to second-class citizenship for the non-vaccinated. Should the Orthodox Church fight such digital control?

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February 24, 2021

American Life, Communion, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Covid Persecution, Greek Archdiocese, Jurisdictions, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, Masks / Facial Coverings, OCA, Parish Life, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Why We Fear the Horrible Orthodox Bishop and His Brethren

We have accepted that bishops can require whatever they choose as prerequisites to attend liturgy and receive – a very dangerous situation.

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February 17, 2021

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Covid Persecution, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, OCA, Parish Life, Protests

Fr Mark Hodges and Orthodox Transparency

Fr. Mark Hodges says he was suspended over his conservative beliefs. The diocese says not, but won’t explain. We have a sad history of this.

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January 26, 2021

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, OCA, Parish Life

Guilty by Association – The Persecution of Fr. Mark Hodges

Fr. Mark Hodges has been suspended on the basis of “guilty by association.” Are we seeing the rise of Orthodox cancel culture?

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January 4, 2021

American Life, Culture War, Greek Archdiocese, Jurisdictions, OCA, Parish Life, Theology

Does the Orthodox Church Love American Culture Enough to Transform It?

No “Orthodox” culture ever dropped down from Heaven. All “Orthodox” cultures are so only after native cultures were transformed by the Gospel.

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October 23, 2020

American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Masks / Facial Coverings, OCA, Parish Life

Attack of the Orthodox Karens

The Orthodox Church survived persecution by Rome, Islam, and Communism. But can the Orthodox Church survive Karen?

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Assembly Orthodox Bishops Virtual Meeting

October 16, 2020

Contact the Bishops, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Death and Dying, Greek Archdiocese, OCA, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops

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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September 28, 2020

American Life, Ecumenism, Greek Archdiocese, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, OCA, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops

Archbishop Elpidophoros, Ecumenism, and Orthodox Jurisdictional Unity

How could we unite with Rome, with whom we have so many differences, when we can’t unite our own jurisdictions of one Orthodox Faith?

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August 10, 2020

American Life, Corona Virus / CoVID-19, Fordham Orthodox Christian Studies Center, Greek Archdiocese, Health Care, OCA, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Vaccine / Informed Consent

Orthodox Christianity and Vaccine Informed Consent

Patients have the right to informed consent to all medical therapies, including vaccines. It is morally imperative to affirm this right.

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