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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, 07 Sep 2013 14:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/an-open-letter-from-his-eminence-metropolitan-philip-to-president-obama/ https://www.aoiusa.org/an-open-letter-from-his-eminence-metropolitan-philip-to-president-obama/#comments Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:24:05 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=13005 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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Metropolitan Philip is the leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. September 6, 2013 President Barack Obama, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: We write to you with a heavy heart having heard the recent news of the attack on the ancient Christian city of Maaloula, Syria by the rebel […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/an-open-letter-from-his-eminence-metropolitan-philip-to-president-obama/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-bishops-to-obama-no-compromise-rescind-the-mandate/ https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-bishops-to-obama-no-compromise-rescind-the-mandate/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:18:04 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11463 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: Vatican Radio Full text of the US Catholic Bishops’ statement in response to President Obama’s proposed changes to the HHS mandate: The Catholic bishops have long supported access to life-affirming healthcare for all, and the conscience rights of everyone involved in the complex process of providing that healthcare. That is why we raised two […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-bishops-to-obama-no-compromise-rescind-the-mandate/feed/ 13 https://www.aoiusa.org/65-orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-mandate/ https://www.aoiusa.org/65-orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-mandate/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:30:23 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11447 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: LifeSite News NEW YORK, NY, February 6, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – The 65 canonical bishops of the Orthodox Church have asked President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to repeal the mandate that religious institutions provide birth control, sterilization, and Plan B abortion drugs in their health care coverage. The Assembly […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/65-orthodox-church-bishops-call-on-obama-to-rescind-the-unjust-contraception-mandate/feed/ 18 https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-pope-benedict-president-obama-and-religious-freedom/ https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-pope-benedict-president-obama-and-religious-freedom/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:36:40 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11402 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 Republic | Terry Mattingly Pope Benedict XVI cut to the chase when meeting with the visiting bishops from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and the U.S. armed services. The pope mentioned “religious freedom” in the third sentence of his Jan. 19 remarks at the Vatican and he never let up — returning to this […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/mattingly-pope-benedict-president-obama-and-religious-freedom/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/religious-freedom-under-attack/ https://www.aoiusa.org/religious-freedom-under-attack/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:02:03 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11387 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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Three cheers to Fr. Peter Michael-Preble and Chris Banescu, the first Orthodox Christians to criticize Pres. Obama’s arbitrary ruling forcing all Americans to comply with the anti-life agenda of the cultural left. The Catholics have been front and center on this threat to religious freedom. Orthodox leaders have been silent except for Fr. Preble and […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/religious-freedom-under-attack/feed/ 6 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