A Conversation With Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008St. Vladimir’s Seminary recently held a symposium on the state of ecumenical relations between the different Christian communions throughout the world. In attendance was Bp. Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Vienna, a man highly respected at AOI because of his bold and clear testimony to Christ in Europe (see some of his writings on OrthodoxyToday.org). Fr. Chad [...]
“On the Advantages of Dying Young”
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Jonathan David Price, editor of “The Clarion Review” (published by AOI) wrote the essay “On the Advantages of Dying Young “, that was recently published in First Principles (”the home of American intellectual conservatism”).
Price writes: There is so much talk about the advantages of long life nowadays that when confronted with “tragic” young [...]
The Theological Roots of Nazism and Stalinism
Friday, March 28th, 2008Rescuing Britain’s Christian Heritage Video
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The Failure of the Condom Culture
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008From the Family Research Council (FRC):
Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National STD Prevention conference presented research showing that 1 in 4 teen girls (or 3.2 million) have a sexually transmitted infection (STI). In addition, findings from two studies presented demonstrate that of the 15-to-24-year-old women receiving contraceptives, over half are [...]
Persecuted in Romania: Frederica Mathewes-Green on Pastor Richard Wurmbrand
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008He was a Lutheran pastor and was severely persecuted for his faith by communists in Romania. He is Rev. Richard Wurmbrand and Frederica has a rare recording of his voice singing a hymn to the Theotokos that he wrote himself. Frederica makes reference to an article in Again Magazine about Pastor Wurmbrand (download only).
Listen here: [...]
The Implicit Racism of Planned Parenthood
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Did you know that over 70% of Planned Parenthood clinics are located in minority neighborhoods? Here’s a vid making the rounds (a bit edgy — and disturbing) revealing PP’s racist doublespeak about the value of human life.
Here’s the group that outed PP:
“They live out her racist vision.” Covert investigation by UCLA students finds Planned Parenthood [...]
Obama’s “Evangelical” Appeal
Thursday, February 28th, 2008The appeal of Barak Obama, who, as far as I can tell, has no discernible ideas, puzzles some culture watchers and worries some even more (see Spengler over at the Asia Times for example). Fr. John Chagnon offers “One Possible Clue” on his blog “The Traveling Priest Chronicles.” Obama’s appeal, Fr. John suggests, might be [...]
An Orthodox Balm for Europe
Monday, December 17th, 2007Dr. Nicolai Petro, professor of politics at the University of Rhode Island, speaks on the growth of Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism and what that growth could mean for the political and cultural future of Europe. Also, Rod Dreher, a columnist with the Dallas Morning News, discusses religion and politics in [...]
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