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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 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:54:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/charles-colson-1931-2012-may-his-memory-be-eternal/ https://www.aoiusa.org/charles-colson-1931-2012-may-his-memory-be-eternal/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:48:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11631 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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Charles Colson died today. He was 80 years old. I first met Colson at a conference at Washington, DC and was struck by his magnanimous character and intelligence. Everyone knows his story. Colson was a ruthless political operative in the Nixon administration, got caught up in the Watergate imbroglio during the Nixon administration and went […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/charles-colson-1931-2012-may-his-memory-be-eternal/feed/ 11 https://www.aoiusa.org/outrageous-choice-religious-freedom-or-healthcare/ https://www.aoiusa.org/outrageous-choice-religious-freedom-or-healthcare/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:41:57 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11444 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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From the essay: Every Christian, not just Catholics, should be outraged by the Obama Administration’s decision. The regulations represent a move to define religious liberty in the narrowest possible terms…Given the Catholic presence in areas such as health care, education and other social services, this is folly. Think of the public services that won’t be […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/outrageous-choice-religious-freedom-or-healthcare/feed/ 4 https://www.aoiusa.org/wallis-colson-conviction-and-civility/ https://www.aoiusa.org/wallis-colson-conviction-and-civility/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:55:15 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9030 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: Christianity Today | By Jim Wallis and Chuck Colson We should not lose this moment for moral reflection and renewal. We are both evangelical Christians who believe that our treatment of the poor, weak, and most vulnerable is how a society is best biblically measured. Yet we usually find ourselves at opposite poles politically […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/wallis-colson-conviction-and-civility/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/colson-a-bad-idea-international-burn-a-koran-day/ https://www.aoiusa.org/colson-a-bad-idea-international-burn-a-koran-day/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:46:49 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7640 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: Breakpoint Listen here: September 08, 2010 Pastor Terry Jones’s thoughts about Islam are simple and direct. The title of his book says it all: Islam is of the Devil. The same thought is on a sign outside of his church, the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, and on the T-shirts and coffee […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/colson-a-bad-idea-international-burn-a-koran-day/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/judging-marriage-proposition-8-struck-down/ https://www.aoiusa.org/judging-marriage-proposition-8-struck-down/#respond Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:13:08 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7406 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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What is at stake: Even though his ruling isn’t surprising, his dismissal of the opinions of the people of California and five thousand-plus years of human tradition is breath-taking. Then again, inasmuch as Walker is one of the few openly gay federal judges, maybe his dismissal shouldn’t shock us, either. Let’s be clear. What’s at […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/judging-marriage-proposition-8-struck-down/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/crime-and-recession-it%e2%80%99s-not-what-they-think/ https://www.aoiusa.org/crime-and-recession-it%e2%80%99s-not-what-they-think/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 17:49:47 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6882 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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HT: OrthodoxNet.com Chuck Colson 5/27/2010 – Chuck Colson –The evidence shows over and over that crime is not caused by deprivation, but by depravity. And the answer is conversion. The statistics are startling. Across the United States, crime rates are dropping—for the third year in a row. According to the FBI, violent crimes like murder […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/crime-and-recession-it%e2%80%99s-not-what-they-think/feed/ 14