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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 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:43:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/why-do-eastern-orthodox-churches-continue-enabling-opposition-to-orthodox-values-on-abortion-sexual-morality/ https://www.aoiusa.org/why-do-eastern-orthodox-churches-continue-enabling-opposition-to-orthodox-values-on-abortion-sexual-morality/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:35:40 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12659 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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It’s biting criticism folks — but all true. From the essay: What I have observed rather consistently (and had this confirmed by other trustworthy observers) is that Eastern Orthodox leaders participating in NCC meetings have shown little to no interest in openly defending Christian values (particularly on life and sexuality) when confronted by the aggressively […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/why-do-eastern-orthodox-churches-continue-enabling-opposition-to-orthodox-values-on-abortion-sexual-morality/feed/ 49 https://www.aoiusa.org/soros-money-to-fund-ncc-lobbying-efforts/ https://www.aoiusa.org/soros-money-to-fund-ncc-lobbying-efforts/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 23:36:08 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10076 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: Institute for Religion and Democracy The National Council of Churches will be using grant money from atheist billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Institute to power its political agenda on Capitol Hill. Even while sinking financially, the National Council of Churches – a group with the ostensible mandate to engender unity between disparate Christian denominations […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/soros-money-to-fund-ncc-lobbying-efforts/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/progressive-christianity%e2%80%99s-habit-of-%e2%80%98embracing-the-tormenters%e2%80%99/ https://www.aoiusa.org/progressive-christianity%e2%80%99s-habit-of-%e2%80%98embracing-the-tormenters%e2%80%99/#respond Wed, 26 May 2010 15:52:55 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6783 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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The Institute on Religion & Democracy’s Faith McDonnell: Conducting “truth commissions” to denounce American armed forces and organizing divestment campaigns to cripple Israel are vital issues to some American church officials. Raising the banner of Intifada and expressing solidarity with Palestinians are also very important to this collection of liberal leaders. They “spiritualize” the Democratic […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/progressive-christianity%e2%80%99s-habit-of-%e2%80%98embracing-the-tormenters%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:31:30 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/2008/06/27/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/ 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 a recent coffee hour conversation turned, unexpectedly, to politics and what if anything the Church has to say about public issues and then all of the “God talk” in the current presidential contest, a friend said, “Oh, that’s politics. The Orthodox Church shouldn’t get involved in politics. Nothing good can come of it.” Well, […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-a-fertile-faith/feed/ 7