Christian persecution Archives - Orthodox Reflections

September 23, 2026

American Life, Christian Persecution, Greek Archdiocese, Petitions, Political Activism, Politics and Christian Governance

How to Successfully Hold an Orthodox Protest Against the Beacon of Hope Award in NYC

A practical guide for Orthodox Christians protesting the Beacon of Hope Award to Zelensky in New York, with advice on signs, messaging, chants, media, answering objections, and keeping the focus on religious freedom for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The advice works for any protest by Orthodox (and non-Orthodox) Christians conducting any protest.

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September 21, 2026

Akathists to Ascetics and Monastics, Akathists to Church Fathers and Confessors, Orthodox Akathists, Romanian Orthodox Heritage

Akathist to Elder Saint Justin Pârvu

Discover the inspiring life of Saint Justin Pârvu, the Romanian Orthodox confessor who spent 16 years in Communist prisons—and thanked God for those years, calling them the most wonderful of his life because suffering helped sanctify and form his soul. Read the Akathist to Saint Justin Pârvu, a witness to faith, prayer, sacrifice, and perseverance under persecution.

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September 18, 2026

American Life, Contact the Bishops, Greek Archdiocese, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Petitions

Facing Jesus Over the Zelensky Award in New York

What will Zelensky, Patriarch Bartholomew, and Orthodox Christians who remained silent say to Jesus Christ at the Last Judgment about the persecution of the UOC?

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August 25, 2026

American Life, Christian Persecution, Greek Archdiocese, Parish Life, Petition Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, Petitions, War in Ukraine

An Open Appeal to GOARCH and the EP From Fr. Zechariah: Please Stop Supporting the Violent Persecutors of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

A powerful Orthodox appeal exposing the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the OCU controversy, and GOARCH’s planned Zelensky “Beacon of Hope” award while calling Orthodox Christians to defend the persecuted Church.

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July 31, 2026

American Life, Ecumenism, Politics and Christian Governance, Western Civilization

The Gift of the Noahide Laws

Explore an Orthodox Christian critique of Noahide Laws: how rabbinic rulings brand Trinitarian worship of Jesus as idolatry, fueling end-times theological conflict, Antichrist systems, and threats to Christian faith.

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September 24, 2025

Christian Persecution, Leftist Infiltration of the Orthodox Church, War in Ukraine

Cherkasy Hierarch Urges Patriarch Bartholomew to Revoke Legalization of the OCU

Metropolitan Theodosius of Cherkasy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has sent a letter to Patriarch Bartholomew telling the plain truth of the persecution Constantinople has caused innocent Christians.

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September 4, 2025

Christian Persecution, Comparative Religion from an Orthodox Perspective, Culture War, Orthodox International Relations, Palestinian Rights, Syria and the Middle East, Western Civilization

No Crusade Needed: Time to Help Islam Die Already

Islam is dying on its own. The West needs to get out of the way and let it happen. No modern day crusade is needed.

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July 29, 2025

Christian Persecution, Petitions

Is the Three Finger Orthodox Blessing a NAZI Salute?

There are many places one would expect Orthodoxy to be maligned and persecuted. But Sweden? Hardly the place one expects an Orthodox blessing to be compared to a NAZI salute. But it happened, and we can’t allow it to stand.

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