The trustees of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center plan to honor Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at their second-annual “Beacon of Hope” Dinner in New York in September. Zelensky is neither Greek nor Orthodox nor honorable. He is a thug who has used the Russo-Ukrainian War as a pretext to persecute the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
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Explore how Estonia’s legal actions against the Orthodox Church raise serious concerns about religious freedom, church autonomy, and the rule of law.
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Freedom of speech is under attack from both ‘sides’ of the political spectrum. Will A.G.I. emerge as the arbiter and enforcer of acceptable speech?
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MAGA cheers President Trump’s moves for peace in Ukraine, but few are criticizing the push for renewed war in the Middle East and fresh censorship at home. Christians are in more danger than they realize.
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Zelensky ran as a peace candidate who pledged to stay out of religious affairs in Ukraine. He has betrayed all of his campaign promises, especially to respect religious freedom.
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“Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war.”
—“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”
In the most stunning public rebuke to date of Elpidophoros, Fr. Saša Petrović of America’s midwestern Serbian Diocese criticizes the head of the Greek Archdiocese for his ongoing undermining of the Orthodox Church. In a comprehensive speech, Fr. Saša cites Elpidophoros’ support of blatant sins and his disregard for Orthodox faith, practice, and doctrine as evidence that he “is not an Orthodox bishop.”
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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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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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Nicholas from Orthodox Reflections joins Buck Johnson on his Counterflow podcast to discuss the dangerous trend, begun mostly in Red States, to censor and punish speech considered “antisemitic”.
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