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August 25, 2025
War in Ukraine

Evangelical Protestants Should Not Be Directing US Foreign Policy

The mainstream talking points about the Russo-Ukrainian conflict are mostly myths, especially concerning the causes of the fighting and Russia “kidnapping” children. Influential Evangelical voices parrot those myths.

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November 1, 2024
Greek Archdiocese, OCA, Parish Life, ROCOR

Is Russian Choral Music Appropriate for Liturgy?

Strange question right? But, interestingly, Russian choral music in use today is not the ancient Russian tradition. It came out of the 1600s renovations, albeit with some precedent, and accelerated under Tsar Peter the Great. Should we even keep singing it?

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