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Dn Brian Patrick Mitchell — Thomas Hopko on Same-Sex Attraction: Speaking the Truth with Love?
Fr. Thomas Hopko has done the Church a great service with his book “Christianity and Same-Sex Attraction argues Dn. Brian Patrick Mitchell, a Deacon in the Orthodox Church of America. He is faithful to the moral tradition, approaches the topic with compassion towards the person struggling with same-sex attraction, and teaches how struggling with the…
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Get Religion: Failing to Cover the Christ Our Savior Video Riot
Source: Get Religion As you would imagine, I have received a few notes seeking my take, as a journalist and as an Orthodox Christian, on the events involving that crudely named feminist band in Russia. You know, the one that drew this headline the other day in The New York Times: “Anti-Putin Stunt Earns Punk…
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Is Islam a Religion, a Political Ideology, or Both?
The video below records Islamic speakers during the Muslim Day Parade held recently in New York City. They argue that the United Nations should pass blasphemy laws protecting Islam. It also shows a New York state senator who could not take the assault against free speech and religion and walked out. Democratic values grew in…
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Church Relieved as MPs Vote No to Gay Marriage
The Orthodox seem to understand the ramifications of the marriage issue more clearly in Australia. Source: neokosmos.com The (Australian) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese were delighted to hear the decision by Australian MPs. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese were delighted to hear the decision by Australian MPs to vote no to a bill in the Senate for the…
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Minnesota Orthodox Clergy Stand for Traditional Marriage
I can see the Minneapolis Star Tribune has not changed much and manages, as always, to couch their bias in the basest sentimentality. One day there might be a class in Journalism School called “The Oprahization of Print Media” and the Star Tribune would be Exhibit A. I grew up in Minneapolis so I learned…
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