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https://www.aoiusa.org A Research and Educational Organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian Tradition Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:49:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/atheistic-five-year-plan-was-announced-in-the-ussr-80-years-ago-video/ https://www.aoiusa.org/atheistic-five-year-plan-was-announced-in-the-ussr-80-years-ago-video/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:10:06 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11774 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Aggressive atheists don’t like either Communism or Nazism referenced as atheistic ideologies because it implicates atheism in deaths of millions killed by Communists and Nazis. They go to great lengths to dispute charges including claims that Soviet Communism adulterated Marx (Hitchens) to arguing that the Nazi appropriation of Christian symbols to justify Nazi barbarism proves […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/atheistic-five-year-plan-was-announced-in-the-ussr-80-years-ago-video/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-new-atheists-and-their-claims-generates-11000-complete-downloads-in-10-days/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-new-atheists-and-their-claims-generates-11000-complete-downloads-in-10-days/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 22:17:01 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11706 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Along with Dr. John Mark Reynolds and host Kevin Allen, I participated in the debut of the program Ancient Faith Today several weeks back that, from all accounts, was very successful. Ancient Faith Radio reports the program generated well over 11,000 complete downloads in just 10 days. The program Ancient Faith Today tackles topics of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-new-atheists-and-their-claims-generates-11000-complete-downloads-in-10-days/feed/ 6 https://www.aoiusa.org/debate-does-atheism-poison-everything-christopher-hitchens-vs-david-berlinski/ https://www.aoiusa.org/debate-does-atheism-poison-everything-christopher-hitchens-vs-david-berlinski/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:59:04 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=8414 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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In front of a sold-out crowd of 1,200 in Birmingham, Alabama, Christopher Hitchens, famed atheist and author of “God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything,” debates Dr. David Berlinski, Paris mathematician and author of “The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions.” Hitchens and others of the New Atheism movement have called for the […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/debate-does-atheism-poison-everything-christopher-hitchens-vs-david-berlinski/feed/ 4 https://www.aoiusa.org/hitchens-brothers-debate-if-civilization-can-survive-without-god/ https://www.aoiusa.org/hitchens-brothers-debate-if-civilization-can-survive-without-god/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:04:26 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=8008 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Source: CNN Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens squared off Tuesday in a debate over whether civilization can survive without God. Christopher, the older of the two, is a renowned atheist thinker and author. Peter, the lesser known of the two, is a practicing Christian and also a well-regarded author. Christopher Hitchens is going through a […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/hitchens-brothers-debate-if-civilization-can-survive-without-god/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/ocf-to-present-interfaith-debate-at-university-of-maryland/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ocf-to-present-interfaith-debate-at-university-of-maryland/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:33:01 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7724 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, light your candles! Source: Antiochian.org The Orthodox Christian Fellowship of UMBC, in collaboration with the Secular Student Association of UMBC, is excited to present to the campus community and the general public a debate entitled, “The Source of Human Morality: Interfaith Debate.” How do we define morality? Do people […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ocf-to-present-interfaith-debate-at-university-of-maryland/feed/ 20 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-decr-chairman-%e2%80%9cwe-vigorously-oppose-atheism-perceived-as-a-%e2%80%98common-denominator%e2%80%99-of-all-religions%e2%80%9d/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-decr-chairman-%e2%80%9cwe-vigorously-oppose-atheism-perceived-as-a-%e2%80%98common-denominator%e2%80%99-of-all-religions%e2%80%9d/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:30:02 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5650 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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We vigorously oppose atheism perceived as a ‘common denominator’ of all religions, as secular politicians sometimes try to present it, saying, ‘There are differences among religions; therefore, let us proceed from atheistic prerequisites so that no religion feels offended.’ This position is absolutely false and unacceptable to us. We state that traditional religions have much […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-decr-chairman-%e2%80%9cwe-vigorously-oppose-atheism-perceived-as-a-%e2%80%98common-denominator%e2%80%99-of-all-religions%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/bishop-savas-to-head-goa-office-of-church-and-society/ https://www.aoiusa.org/bishop-savas-to-head-goa-office-of-church-and-society/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:02:49 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=1124 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios announced yesterday that Bishop Savas of Troas, most recently the chancellor of the archdiocese, has been named director of the Office of Church and Society. The bishop will be charged with developing “programs and ministries that promote a creative Orthodox Christian engagement with contemporary societal and cultural realities.” Readers of this […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/bishop-savas-to-head-goa-office-of-church-and-society/feed/ 6