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‘We have reached consensus on the autocephaly procedure’
As the Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commission for the agenda of a Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church continues its work, the issue of granting autocephaly and the diptych order has come up to its attention in the period of 2009-2010. The leader of the Russian Orthodox delegation at the Preparatory Commission meetings, Metropolitan Hilarion…
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Russian Orthodox Church accuses Europe of dual standards in freedom of expression
H/T: OBL News Moscow, May 5, Interfax – The Moscow Patriarchate is concerned by the fact that the freedom of expression in Europe often does not apply to religious communities. “In the Western world today there is often the freedom to criticize any religious view, but at the same time tough censorship of religious symbols…
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Greece Shows What America Would Be Without More Borrowing
AOL Daily Finance By Peter Cohan On May 2, Greece announced a deal to get a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. But as part of the agreement, Greece needs to cut government spending in ways that are causing social unrest. That chaos could get so bad that Greece might decide…
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Preacher Arrested in England for Saying Homosexuality is a Sin
London Telegraph Frank Lockwood, religion editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: “It’s ironic, isn’t it, that the nation that gave us the King James Bible is now criminalizing the very kind of speech contained within the Scriptures.” ++++++++++++ A Christian street preacher was arrested and locked in a cell for telling a passer-by that homosexuality is…
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