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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, 25 Jan 2010 20:30:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-decr-chairman-%e2%80%9cwe-vigorously-oppose-atheism-perceived-as-a-%e2%80%98common-denominator%e2%80%99-of-all-religions%e2%80%9d/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-decr-chairman-%e2%80%9cwe-vigorously-oppose-atheism-perceived-as-a-%e2%80%98common-denominator%e2%80%99-of-all-religions%e2%80%9d/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:30:02 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5650 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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We vigorously oppose atheism perceived as a ‘common denominator’ of all religions, as secular politicians sometimes try to present it, saying, ‘There are differences among religions; therefore, let us proceed from atheistic prerequisites so that no religion feels offended.’ This position is absolutely false and unacceptable to us. We state that traditional religions have much […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-decr-chairman-%e2%80%9cwe-vigorously-oppose-atheism-perceived-as-a-%e2%80%98common-denominator%e2%80%99-of-all-religions%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/wave-of-clergy-killings-in-russia/ https://www.aoiusa.org/wave-of-clergy-killings-in-russia/#respond Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:06:41 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5281 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: Voice of America Peter Fedynsky | Moscow 23 December 2009 The second murder of a Russian priest in as many months has prompted a call by the Orthodox Church for Russians to think about their country’s spiritual and moral condition. The killings follow more violence this year directed against Muslim clerics in Russia’s troubled […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/wave-of-clergy-killings-in-russia/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/battle-looming-over-icons-and-prayers-in-greek-schools/ https://www.aoiusa.org/battle-looming-over-icons-and-prayers-in-greek-schools/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:33:25 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5246 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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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MbEL-C7ypU[/youtube] The head of the Greek Orthodox Church has warned the country’s new socialist government that it faces a major battle over removing religious symbols from schools. The European Court in Strasbourg has ordered Italy to take down crucifixes from its classrooms, and Greece’s Justice Minister has acknowledged that it may have to follow suit. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/battle-looming-over-icons-and-prayers-in-greek-schools/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-is-the-key-to-the-russian-soul/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-is-the-key-to-the-russian-soul/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:02:38 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5115 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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Archimandrite Zacchaeus, the Dean of the American Orthodox Church in Moscow, talks about Orthodoxy as he walks the Russia Today crew around the Church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr. “It’s very important for someone from the West coming to Russia to learn as much as possible about the Orthodox faith,” says Archimandrite Zacchaeus, “Because […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodoxy-is-the-key-to-the-russian-soul/feed/ 4 https://www.aoiusa.org/kremlin-vatican-upgrade-diplomatic-ties/ https://www.aoiusa.org/kremlin-vatican-upgrade-diplomatic-ties/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:08:37 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4965 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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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said. The step forward on the diplomatic front comes at the same time as a warming in previously tense relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican. A Vatican statement […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/kremlin-vatican-upgrade-diplomatic-ties/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-calls-for-powerful-reply-to-train-bomb/ https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-calls-for-powerful-reply-to-train-bomb/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:55:09 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4895 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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From Reuters: A blast derailed a high-speed Russian train Friday night on the main line between Moscow and Russia’s second city, St Petersburg, raising fears of a new wave of attacks five years after a bombing campaign in Moscow by Chechen rebels. “We believe the reply will be effective and powerful enough to show these […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-calls-for-powerful-reply-to-train-bomb/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-to-u-s-in-2010/ https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-to-u-s-in-2010/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:33:03 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4213 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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Alex at ROCOR United, citing two sources, says Patriarch Kirill may be paying a visit to the United States: Our sources in Russia have told us that Patriarch Kirill will be coming for an official visit to the USA in early 2010. The same news is also coming from other bloggers including Voices of Russia. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-to-u-s-in-2010/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-orthodox-dialogue-off-to-rocky-start-on-cyprus/ https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-orthodox-dialogue-off-to-rocky-start-on-cyprus/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:12:27 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4001 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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.From the Sunday Mail (Cyprus): Members of Orthodox Christian unions along with clerics and monks yesterday disrupted a Paphos conference between Orthodox and Catholic Christians. The unions, monks from Stavrovouni monastery and Larnaca clerics were protesting against the conference and demanding that Archbichop Chrysostomos II cancel it. It was day one of the conference of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-orthodox-dialogue-off-to-rocky-start-on-cyprus/feed/ 27 https://www.aoiusa.org/odds-ends/ https://www.aoiusa.org/odds-ends/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:41:30 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3972 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 book claims that the “Greek mafia” controlled not only the drug trade in Tarpon Springs but the local Greek Orthodox Church, too. Some say the book is “a bunch of garbage.” — Church of Greece bishops are anxious about the new Socialist government’s plan to tax church property. Don’t forget about property […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/odds-ends/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-primacy-problem-catholic-and-orthodox/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-primacy-problem-catholic-and-orthodox/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:11:46 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3960 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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In an interview with the National Catholic Register’s Edward Pentin, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk talks about his first official visit to Rome in September as chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Affairs. He offers a caution about any Catholic-Orthodox union, something that media reports and at least one Catholic bishop said was […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-primacy-problem-catholic-and-orthodox/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/fort-ross-russians-to-help/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fort-ross-russians-to-help/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:50:21 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3932 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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Writing on Oct. 2 for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Nikola Krastev reported that in recent weeks Russian government officials — including President Dimitry Medvedev — showed strong interest in protecting Fort Ross from closure, a move that was feared when California went into another budget crisis. Fort Ross (the name is derived from “Rossiya”) is […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fort-ross-russians-to-help/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/russian-church-martyrdom-and-resurrection/ https://www.aoiusa.org/russian-church-martyrdom-and-resurrection/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:59:50 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3915 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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From an article by Nadezhda Kevorkova of Russia Now, published as a supplement to the Telegraph: The Russian faith, like the Russian revolution and like life in Russia itself, never condescends to the individual. In the 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet system, the Russian Church has been rebuilt from ruins inhabited by […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/russian-church-martyrdom-and-resurrection/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/stalin-russianness-and-orthodoxy/ https://www.aoiusa.org/stalin-russianness-and-orthodoxy/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:36:52 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3834 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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AsiaNews, the Roman Catholic news service, looks at how some elements in Russian society are working to rehabilitate Stalin’s reputation and sees the Russian Orthodox Church “co-opted” into this process. The makeover of Stalin’s image and the Soviet Era go together with an attempt by Russian rulers to restore the country’s cultural identity, an impossible […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/stalin-russianness-and-orthodoxy/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/archbishop-hilarion-be-like-christ/ https://www.aoiusa.org/archbishop-hilarion-be-like-christ/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:34:51 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3789 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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From an interview in the Russian publication Argumenty I Fakty, republished on the site of the Moscow Patriarchate. Worth reading in its entirety. Excerpts: Should the Church do something to attract young people? Should it seek a special approach to them? I believe that the search for real freedom is a worthy thing not only […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/archbishop-hilarion-be-like-christ/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-happy-birthday-to-putin/ https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-happy-birthday-to-putin/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:15:41 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=3783 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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Highlights from Reuters: The “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” daily published an “Ode to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin” written in a style typical of poems devoted to former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. “The country is again at a crossroads wondering whether it might perish or not,” the ditty reads. “We congratulate you comrade Putin and ask God to give […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-happy-birthday-to-putin/feed/ 3