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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, 24 Aug 2015 22:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/david-daleiden-the-man-behind-the-planned-parenthood-expose-audio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/david-daleiden-the-man-behind-the-planned-parenthood-expose-audio/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:32:53 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=14102 https://www.aoiusa.org/david-daleiden-the-man-behind-the-planned-parenthood-expose-audio/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/is-religious-freedom-in-peril/ https://www.aoiusa.org/is-religious-freedom-in-peril/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:04:00 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=13117 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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Last night syndicated columnist Terry Mattingly and myself (Fr. Hans Jacobse) discussed where religious freedom in America was under assault. The discussion was, I believe, informative. I was very impressed with Mattingly’s comprehensive knowledge and analysis of the legal challenges concerning religious liberty. The discussion focused on the moral issues, particularly gay rights, as the […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/is-religious-freedom-in-peril/feed/ 14 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-the-death-penalty/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-the-death-penalty/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:54:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9545 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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On March 9, 2011 the Governor of Illinois signed a law banning the death penalty in his state, commuting the death sentence of 15 prisoners on death row. In the current episode of The Illumined Heart, Fr Peter-Michael Preble, a staunch anti-death penalty advocate, and host Kevin Allen discuss the pros and cons of capital […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-and-the-death-penalty/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/metropolitan-philip-saliba-on-the-record/ Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:09:53 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7965 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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Note October 14, 2010: A few days ago I posted this interview (a very good one, BTW), then took it down, but I am putting it back up but disabling comments. Why did I take it down? I took it down because Met. Philip, a flash-point in the blogosphere right now, is also my hierarch. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/illumined-heart-how-many-are-we/ https://www.aoiusa.org/illumined-heart-how-many-are-we/#respond Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:18:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7969 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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Illumined Heart host Kevin Allen speaks with the research director of the 2010 US Orthodox Christian Census, Alexei D. Krindatch, about the first definitive census of every Orthodox body in the U.S (including Eastern and Oriental), nationally and by state. Be prepared for some surprises! Podcast courtesy of Ancient Faith Radio]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/illumined-heart-how-many-are-we/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/founding-an-orthodox-liberal-arts-and-sciences-college/ https://www.aoiusa.org/founding-an-orthodox-liberal-arts-and-sciences-college/#respond Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:52:21 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7179 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 interviews Dr. Frank Papatheofanis, President of the new St. Katherine College, about what it takes to start an Orthodox liberal arts and sciences college. Listen here:]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/founding-an-orthodox-liberal-arts-and-sciences-college/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-2/ https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-2/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:51:41 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6463 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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Medical doctor (M.D.) and doctor of Philosophy (PhD.), author and university professor, Dr (Herman) Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. explains why our culture is post-Christian and post-metaphysical, how it got that way, and what the implications and challenges are for the Orthodox family. Interview by Kevin Allen. Listen to Part 1 here. Listen here:]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-2/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-1/ https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-1/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:33:30 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6460 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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Medical doctor (M.D.) and doctor of Philosophy (PhD.), author and university professor, Dr (Herman) Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. explains why our culture is post-Christian and post-metaphysical, how it got that way, and what the implications and challenges are for the Orthodox family. Interview by Kevin Allen. Listen to Part 2 here. Listen here:]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/living-in-the-ruins-of-christendom-part-1/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/podcast-the-animal-rights-movement-from-an-orthodox-perspective/ https://www.aoiusa.org/podcast-the-animal-rights-movement-from-an-orthodox-perspective/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:20:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6101 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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Human exceptionalism advocate and author Wesley J. Smith speaks with host Kevin Allen about the animal rights-animal liberation movement and its insistence on the “moral equivalence” between animals and humans! How does this compare with Orthodox teachings about the “brotherhood” of humans, animals and inanimate nature (St Gregory Palamas)? Listen and find out ! Listen […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/podcast-the-animal-rights-movement-from-an-orthodox-perspective/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/there-are-more-buddhists-in-america-today-than-eastern-orthodox-christians/ https://www.aoiusa.org/there-are-more-buddhists-in-america-today-than-eastern-orthodox-christians/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:11:50 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5456 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 wrote this back in 2007 (see: Can Orthodox Christianity Speak To Eastern Religions?) but it hit the Orthodox blogosphere again because it remains timely, especially as we emerge from our ethnic enclaves to engage American culture with meaning and purpose. H/T: Preachers Institute and Orrologion (both sites worth watching). Can Orthodox Christianity Speak […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/there-are-more-buddhists-in-america-today-than-eastern-orthodox-christians/feed/ 26 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 https://www.aoiusa.org/culture-wars-fr-jacobse-on-ancient-faith-radio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/culture-wars-fr-jacobse-on-ancient-faith-radio/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:47:36 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=854 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 Ancient Faith Radio’s Illumined Heart program, interviews AOI President Fr. Hans Jacobse for a fascinating discussion on “The Culture War and Orthodox Christianity.” Fr. Hans talks about the need for Eastern Orthodox Christians to engage in the moral and social debates — call them Culture Wars if you will — that […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/culture-wars-fr-jacobse-on-ancient-faith-radio/feed/ 1