Tag: Homosexual activism
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Orthodox Christians Respond to LGBT Protest With Joint Prayer of Clergy and Laity
The Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and the Russian Church Abroad View pictures of the protest. Source: Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Clergymen and laity of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia responded to an LGBT protest with joint prayers. On Sunday, August 25, 2013, a protest was held…
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After the Desert: A Faithful Catholic’s Reflection on Same-Sex Attraction
Steve Gershom (a pseudonym), the author of the following essay, is a faithful Catholic who has abandoned the homosexual life-style. Gershom affirms many points made earlier on the AOI Observer: the term gay, or even homosexual describes behavior and should never be construed ontologically, as a constituent of self-identity; homosexual actions are always sinful; the…
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Frederica Mathewes-Green: Gay Rights [AUDIO]
Frederica’s podcast does not offer the definitive answer on homosexuality, but it is laced with the graciousness, compassion, and fidelity to Orthodox teaching that has become her hallmark over the years. It’s worth a listen, even if only as a reminder that good people struggle with same-sex attraction who don’t adopt the ideological rigidity of…
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Fr. Gregory Jenson: Conscience and the Christian Life of Virtue
If you are not a regular reader of Fr. Gregory Jensen’s blog Koinonia, bookmark, subscribe, or run down to your nearest internet cafe now! Seriously, Fr. Jensen offers some of the most cogent reflections on the Christian life (drawing deep from the Orthodox moral tradition) of any internet commentator that I know. “As iron sharpens…
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Did Presbyterian Church USA Decline Start With “Dialogue”?
Does this sound familiar? Quoting Alan F.H. Wisdom, Adjunct Fellow of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD): “Progressive leaders have expressed their hope that the church could remain united, that people would not leave. They say that they want to have the contributions and involvement of more conservative Presbyterians in the denomination,” he explained.…