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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 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:13:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/judging-marriage-proposition-8-struck-down/ https://www.aoiusa.org/judging-marriage-proposition-8-struck-down/#respond Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:13:08 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=7406 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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What is at stake: Even though his ruling isn’t surprising, his dismissal of the opinions of the people of California and five thousand-plus years of human tradition is breath-taking. Then again, inasmuch as Walker is one of the few openly gay federal judges, maybe his dismissal shouldn’t shock us, either. Let’s be clear. What’s at […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/judging-marriage-proposition-8-struck-down/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/moral-tradition-and-the-assault-of-gay-activists/ https://www.aoiusa.org/moral-tradition-and-the-assault-of-gay-activists/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:47:46 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=510 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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Over at OrthodoxyToday.org, Fr. Hans Jacobse looks at why gay activists in California are now attacking places of worship: So what explains the aggression of homosexual activists especially toward churches in California and elsewhere? Is it just because they lost the vote or is something else at work? The homosexual lobby argued that marriage is […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/moral-tradition-and-the-assault-of-gay-activists/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/heritage-on-religious-freedom-and-same-sex-marriage/ https://www.aoiusa.org/heritage-on-religious-freedom-and-same-sex-marriage/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:59:03 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=324 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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A new policy paper from The Heritage Foundation warns that the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex unions “poses significant threats to the religious liberties of people who continue to believe that marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman.” These threats are acknowledged by both those who support and those who oppose […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/heritage-on-religious-freedom-and-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 17 https://www.aoiusa.org/in-the-wake-of-the-election/ https://www.aoiusa.org/in-the-wake-of-the-election/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:30:19 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=300 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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Whether your guy won or lost on Tuesday (mine came in second) you have to marvel at this very exceptional nation called America. And, indeed, the whole world is doing just that. In an editorial, the Times of London described the election as a “Masterclass in Democracy”: The world has been fascinated and profoundly moved […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/in-the-wake-of-the-election/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/california-bishops-support-ballot-initiative-on-marriage/ https://www.aoiusa.org/california-bishops-support-ballot-initiative-on-marriage/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:44:26 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=221 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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Orthodox bishops have announced their support for Proposition 8, known as the “California Marriage Protection Act.” The measure would amend the state constitution by adding this line: Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. More on this proposal on the Protect Marriage Web site. Here is the message […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/california-bishops-support-ballot-initiative-on-marriage/feed/ 31