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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 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 21:53:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/when-orthodox-bishops-spoke-boldly-clear-teaching-on-marriage-and-family/ https://www.aoiusa.org/when-orthodox-bishops-spoke-boldly-clear-teaching-on-marriage-and-family/#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:28:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12888 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: The Voice Blog | Chris Banescu The current societal moral collapse and the intensifying attacks on traditional marriage and the family were foreseen by previous generations of bishops of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Approximately 40 years ago, the Holy Synod of the OCA issued an Encyclical Letter on Marriage warning their flocks […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/when-orthodox-bishops-spoke-boldly-clear-teaching-on-marriage-and-family/feed/ 40 https://www.aoiusa.org/obamas-assault-on-religious-liberty/ https://www.aoiusa.org/obamas-assault-on-religious-liberty/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:38:08 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11375 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: The Voice Blog | Chris Banescu – President Barack Obama, a life-long Champion for Abortion, is hell-bent on forcing religious institutions to pay for birth control and abortion drugs coverage for their employees. New regulations implemented by the Obama administration mandate that sterilization options, abortifacients (abortion drugs), and contraception services must be included in […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/obamas-assault-on-religious-liberty/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescu-bp-savas-and-the-dust-up/ https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescu-bp-savas-and-the-dust-up/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:31:36 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10916 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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When ideas clash, they often clash hard. When Chris Banescu took Bp. Savas to task for a mistake he made in reporting the salary of an American CEO, his intention was not only to call Bp. Savas on the error, but to call attention to Bp. Savas’ economic assumptions. The error was minor and we […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescu-bp-savas-and-the-dust-up/feed/ 24 https://www.aoiusa.org/america-slouching-towards-fiscal-armageddon/ https://www.aoiusa.org/america-slouching-towards-fiscal-armageddon/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:46:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9512 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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Chris Banescu, a frequent contributor to the Observer and noted blogmeister in the Orthodox world (who irritates the liberals to no end), has a new article published on American Thinker today. Good work Chris! Source: American Thinker and ChrisBanescu.com America is in grave danger. Our government’s out-of-control spending and our politicians’ refusal to implement meaningful […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/america-slouching-towards-fiscal-armageddon/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescu-on-american-thinker/ https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescu-on-american-thinker/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 16:54:33 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6875 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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Chris Banescu, occasional contributor to AOI Observer and webmaster of Orthodoxnet.com has an essay published on American Thinker today: How to Cripple the Free Economy. Congratulations Chris!]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescu-on-american-thinker/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-medium-is-not-the-message/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-medium-is-not-the-message/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:33:25 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4573 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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OrthodoxNet.com editor Chris Banescu has posted a brilliant response to a priest’s criticism of Web communications: The many faults Fr. George finds with the Internet and the blogosphere are mostly true, but morally meaningless. Yes, the web and instant Internet communications can suffer from all the troubles and ills he outlined. Yes, free men will […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-medium-is-not-the-message/feed/ 4 https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescus-blog-mentioned-on-the-dennis-prager-show/ https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescus-blog-mentioned-on-the-dennis-prager-show/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:24:21 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4222 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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Chris Banescu, occasional commentator on the AOI blog, editor of OrthodoxNet.com blog, lawyer and university professor (see Chris’ professional site) and all around good guy got a mention on noted cultural conservative Dennis Prager’s radio show this week.   Listen here:]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/chris-banescus-blog-mentioned-on-the-dennis-prager-show/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christianity-and-capitalism-are-they-compatible/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christianity-and-capitalism-are-they-compatible/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:44:46 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=1918 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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Kevin Allen, host of The Illumined Heart podcast on Ancient Faith Radio, interviews writer, attorney, and college professor Chris Banescu, an Orthodox Christian, about the economic, moral and spiritual issues surrounding the market economy. Kevin asks: Does the capitalist system serve “the best interests of Christians living the life of the Beatitudes?” Listen to Chris […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christianity-and-capitalism-are-they-compatible/feed/ 8