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How to Destroy a Culture in 5 Easy Steps
Source: First Things On the Square | Joe Carter In his book The Future of Marriage, David Blankenhorn, a liberal, gay-rights-supporting Democrat and self-professed “marriage nut,” offers this sociological principle: “People who professionally dislike marriage almost always favor gay marriage.” As a corollary, Blankenhorn adds: “Ideas that have long been used to attack marriage are…
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Facebook Group Urging Changes in Orthodox Moral Tradition is Biased
OCA Truth just published a letter from Subdeacon Michael Heningham, a pastoral counselor who deals with the homosexual affliction, that challenges the claim that the Facebook group Listening: Breaking the Silence on Sexuality within the Orthodox Church is unbiased. The title is of the group is a misnomer. There is no “silence” on sexuality in…
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Fr. John Behr: Women Disciples of the Lord: Part One
From the Ancient Faith Radio website: From June 17-19, 2011, St. Vladimir’s Seminary hosted a conference titled “Women Disciples of the Lord.” The conference lectures will be posted here in biweekly installments. First up is the keynote address delivered by the Very Rev. Dr. John Behr, Dean of St. Vladimir’s Seminary. The title is “Male…
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Revolt Against Metropolitan Jonah
The following essay was posted on Monomakhos and OCATruth today. I’ve avoided the internal fight in the OCA but with the revelation that some in the Church are openly advocating a “rethinking” of the moral tradition regarding human sexuality, I’ve decided to post an investigative piece by Nicholas Chancey that outlines it. I’ll address the…
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GOA Speaks Out on New York Same-Sex Marriage Bill
The GOA statement on the passage of the New York same-sex marriage law is tepid, after the fact and hidden on the inside of the website, but I guess it is better than nothing at all. You would think that the GOA, headquartered in New York City, would have spoken out against the law more…
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