Tag: Orthodox Church
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Spengler: The Closing of the Christian Womb
The columnist for Asia Times addresses the decline of Arab Christianity and the causes of the “extreme rancor” that Arab Christians often express towards the Jewish State. “One of the big lies in the Middle East is that Israel somehow is responsible for the problems of Arab Christians,” Spengler writes. He also looks at a…
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What is the first responsibility of a Bishop? To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Apostolic Mission of Bishops: A Short Reflection By Bradley Nassif, Ph.D. The purpose of this brief, and incomplete, reflection is to focus on the centrality of the gospel in the ministry of a bishop. It is not intended to promote a partisan perspective on any issue facing the contemporary Orthodox Church – Antiochian, Greek…
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Steve the Builder on Capital Punishment – Part 2
In the second part of the series Steve discusses the Flood as the dividing line in human history in regard to the meaning of death, fear and capital punishment. Did the Mosaic Law abrogate the covenant with Noah? What do the atheist and the Christian have in common in regard to capital punishment? Steve writes:…
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OCL hosts Unity Conference
DATE: October 29-31, 2009 LOCATION: Antiochian Village, Ligonier, PA American Orthodox Christianity is already unified in doctrine and fellowship but we are not unified as jurisdictions. Orthodox Christianity can flourish in America and our Orthodox faith can give much to our nation in return. The timining of the OCL Fall Meeting is between the pre-conciliar…
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Steve the Builder on Capital Punishment – Part 1
In what is sure to raise consternation among some AOI readers, Steve the Builder begins a four-part series on capital punishment. In Part One he chronicles his work with emotionally disturbed children and the beginning of his shift from radical pacifism to a reconsideration of the death penalty. Steve writes, “My hazy philosophical views started…