No More ROCOR Coffee for Sister Vassa
The ROCOR Synod is commended for dealing with Barbara Lerin, formerly Sister Vassa. Support for persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church cannot be tolerated.
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An Orthodox Cytogeneticist Explores Scientific Threats to Human Health and DNA
Science is bringing us unprecedented opportunities and threats. Few of us really understand what is going on. An expert guides us through the current state of “The Science”.
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Justice for All International Submits Complaint to the UN Over Persecution of Orthodox Christians in Estonia
The international community, far too long silent, must speak up about the persecution of the Orthodox Church in Estonia.
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How Involved Can Orthodox Christians be in Moneylending and Modern Finance?
If usury is a sin, but our entire modern economy is based on it, how are Orthodox Christians to live godly lives?
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When the Popes Were Orthodox
In the First Millennium, there was One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church over which the Roman Popes were never supreme. Papal Supremacy was not a development of Christian doctrine, but a radical departure from it.
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The Latest Attack on Orthodoxy by Archbishop Elpidophoros
Secularization is declining as millions of Americans are seeking an authentic encounter with the transcendent God, and finding it in the Orthodox Church. A state of affairs Elpidophoros is paid to stop.
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Maybe Frequent Communion was a Mistake
Frequent communion has come to be viewed as normal, perhaps even almost treated as a “right”. But this was not the case for most of the history of the Church. Perhaps we should think about the implications of receiving the Eucharist so often.
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Make Usury a Sin Again
Usury was once considered a sin. Grounded on Old Testament condemnations of the practice, Church Fathers strictly forbade the lending of money at interest. What was once reviled has now become the basis of our entire dysfunctional economy. We need to make usury a sin again.
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The Techno Zionist Threat to American Freedom
The Trump Administration is running a campaign to suppress criticism of Zionism powered by data mining technology and run by religious extremists. American civil liberties may not survive.
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Recovering Credibility From the Shame of the Lost Pascha
For the Orthodox, Pascha is the holiest day of the year. Our entire faith centers around the Empty Tomb. When we allowed the government to close our churches on Pascha, we lost a lot of credibility that is only now being regained.
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