Archbishop Elpidophoros’ Misplaced Priorities
Archbishop Elpidophoros is a very ambitious man. His own success, and not the Orthodox Faith, is clearly at the top of his personal agenda.
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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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The Way to Schism Part 2: Fake Ecumenical Unions
Can Christians who disagree over key doctrines still unite around a common chalice? Maybe they can, and maybe that “unity” can even extend to non-Christians. Welcome to the post-dogmatic world of modern religion, where we all follow “many paths” to the same God.
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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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4 Reasons the New Patriarch of Bulgaria is a Victory for Global Orthodoxy
With so many powerful forces arrayed against the Orthodox Church, the enthronement of Patriarch Daniil in Bulgaria must be considered a miraculous victory.
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Mustering Anti-war Voices to Resist the War Machine
Since July 4, 1776, there have only been 16 years when the U.S. was at peace. War is our normal state of affairs. As Orthodox Christians, we must teach America how to embrace peace and rid ourselves of rule by the war profiteers.
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The Way to Schism Part 1: Ordination of a Female “Orthodox” Deacon
Will the “ordination” of a female deacon in Africa be the precedent for more such ordinations? Can Orthodox unity be preserved if local Churches depart from Orthodox consensus? Is it possible that modernization and schism are the real goals?
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Fatima, Tradition, and Politics
Are Roman Catholic Marian apparitions in accordance with Holy Tradition? Or are they something entirely different? Perhaps they are even PYSOPs- faked miracles for sinister purposes?
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Are the United States Christian or Jewish?
US leadership is becoming increasingly unhinged in defending Israel and Rabbinic Jews against even the mildest criticism. Some voices even call for complete annihilation of Israel’s “enemies”. Yet, Americans barely notice when fellow Christians around the world are murdered and persecuted.
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