Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Why Should the Islamic World Feel Besieged?
James G. Jatras, foreign affairs policy expert and advisor to AOI, faced challenges by Muslim scholars who contend that Americans are “Islamophobic” among other charges on Press TV. View the video: Why Should the Islamic World Feel Besieged?
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Invocation Prayer
The following prayer was offered by Fr. John A. Peck (see his Orthodox Church of Tomorrow below) at the Prescott (Ariz.) City Council meeting on Sept. 9. Fr. John is pastor of Prescott Orthodox Church, The “Mile High” Mission. Invocation Prayer O God, the God of principalities and powers, authorities and dominions, we ask You…
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The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
A new American Orthodoxy, one more vitalized by the Gospel, is taking shape now. There will be fewer parishes, more and younger bishops, a clergy that is better educated and morally rigorous. And, finally, the ethnic “coffee club” model of Orthodox Christianity will fade away. This is the vision of Fr. John A. Peck in…
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Interview with Bobby Maddex, editor of Salvo
Salvo describes itself as a magazine committed to “deconstructing the damaging cultural myths that have undercut human dignity, all but destroyed the notions of virtue and morality, and slowly eroded the appetite for transcendence.” Editor Bobby Maddex says Salvo aims for the type of reader that is “open-minded enough to follow the evidence wherever it…
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AOI debuts new website for “The Clarion Review”
Clarion Review launches all-new Web site with new content Turning Cows into IdeasRoger Scruton, philosopher & farmer, tells us how to make farms profitable even if no one buys a thing: Very few farms are profitable, and ours exists more…as a rural consultancy and ideas factory. Our neighbors turn grass into milk and make a…
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