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  • Crime and Recession, It’s Not What They Think

    HT: OrthodoxNet.com Chuck Colson 5/27/2010 – Chuck Colson –The evidence shows over and over that crime is not caused by deprivation, but by depravity. And the answer is conversion. The statistics are startling. Across the United States, crime rates are dropping—for the third year in a row. According to the FBI, violent crimes like murder…

  • Chris Banescu on American Thinker

    Chris Banescu, occasional contributor to AOI Observer and webmaster of Orthodoxnet.com has an essay published on American Thinker today: How to Cripple the Free Economy. Congratulations Chris!

  • OCA’s Moscow representative at May 24 celebration of Patriarch Kirill’s namesday

    Although it is history now, the Divine Liturgy held in Moscow on May 24 f by Pat. Kirill and Pat. Bartholomew included a representative of the OCA as a co-celebrant. This is clearly an affirmation of the canonical legitimacy of the OCA and Abp. Demetrios was entirely correct in inviting the OCA to the Episcopal…

  • Fr. Damick: Impressions from the Episcopal Assembly

    By Fr. Andrew Damick Source: Orthodox History A View of Manhattan from Central Park It was a pretty hot day in Manhattan yesterday. Despite the discomfort, though, the Orthodox Christian hierarchy of North America seemed to be in pretty decent spirits. I’m here in Manhattan at the 2010 Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of North America in…

  • Fr. Damick: Further impressions from the Episcopal Assembly

    By Fr. Andrew Damick Source: Orthodox History Some more impressions, not terribly well sorted: One thing that struck me about the event was its lack of staff. Normally, these kind of big church events are swarming with photographers, porters, subdeacons swirling about, etc., but this one was rather decidedly subdued. I was there to help…

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