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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 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:24:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/met-joseph-archpastoral-directive-on-so-called-same-sex-marriage/ https://www.aoiusa.org/met-joseph-archpastoral-directive-on-so-called-same-sex-marriage/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:56:11 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=14236 https://www.aoiusa.org/met-joseph-archpastoral-directive-on-so-called-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 21 https://www.aoiusa.org/antiochian-orthodox-church-affirms-traditional-marriage/ https://www.aoiusa.org/antiochian-orthodox-church-affirms-traditional-marriage/#comments Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:43:53 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12916 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 resolution affirming heterosexual marriage was passed unanimously at the Antiochian Convention in July of this year. I was present when the resolution came to the floor and would have tweaked it a bit by using the term “sex” instead of “gender” (the collapse of sex — biological particularity — into gender is one […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/antiochian-orthodox-church-affirms-traditional-marriage/feed/ 55 https://www.aoiusa.org/when-orthodox-bishops-spoke-boldly-clear-teaching-on-marriage-and-family/ https://www.aoiusa.org/when-orthodox-bishops-spoke-boldly-clear-teaching-on-marriage-and-family/#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2013 18:28:14 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12888 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 The current societal moral collapse and the intensifying attacks on traditional marriage and the family were foreseen by previous generations of bishops of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Approximately 40 years ago, the Holy Synod of the OCA issued an Encyclical Letter on Marriage warning their flocks […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/when-orthodox-bishops-spoke-boldly-clear-teaching-on-marriage-and-family/feed/ 40 https://www.aoiusa.org/papal-theologian-treating-homosexuals-with-dignity-means-telling-them-the-truth/ https://www.aoiusa.org/papal-theologian-treating-homosexuals-with-dignity-means-telling-them-the-truth/#comments Sun, 07 Jul 2013 23:07:38 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12842 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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Important points that the Papal Theologian Rev. Wojciech Giertych made are: 1) the idea that the homosexual condition should be considered as a central identifying characteristic of human personhood diminishes the humanity of the person making the claim; 2) the increasing reach of the State into private life results in a lowering of moral standards. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/papal-theologian-treating-homosexuals-with-dignity-means-telling-them-the-truth/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-supreme-court-you-and-me-and-the-future-of-marriage/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-supreme-court-you-and-me-and-the-future-of-marriage/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:26:35 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12838 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: Witherspoon Institute By Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson and Robert P. George within Marriage Originally published June 27, 2013. What happened yesterday at the courthouse matters, and we must keep up our witness to the truth about marriage, by word and deed, until it is safely beyond judicial overreach. Here’s the least reported fact […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-supreme-court-you-and-me-and-the-future-of-marriage/feed/ 53 https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-john-whiteford-asks-what-mainstream-orthodox-view-homosexuality/ https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-john-whiteford-asks-what-mainstream-orthodox-view-homosexuality/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:15:56 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11891 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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Fr. John Whiteford comments on his blog News, Comments, & Reflections about an assertion made by Rebecca Matovic that professors, hierarchs, priests, and “many, many laypeople” agree with Dunn and his support of homosexual marriage. Matovic couches her views in the usual “I am loving but my opponents are bullies and dangerous” verbiage of the […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/fr-john-whiteford-asks-what-mainstream-orthodox-view-homosexuality/feed/ 87 https://www.aoiusa.org/albert-mohler-evangelicals-and-the-gay-moral-revolution/ https://www.aoiusa.org/albert-mohler-evangelicals-and-the-gay-moral-revolution/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:58:13 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10685 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 the essay below, Dr. Mohler is speaking to an Evangelical Christian readership but many of his observations apply to all Christians. The normalization of homosexual behavior is a moral revolution Mohler writes and not one that Christians can join and remain faithful to their Christian faith. He’s right about that. There will be pressure […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/albert-mohler-evangelicals-and-the-gay-moral-revolution/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/how-to-destroy-a-culture-in-5-easy-steps/ https://www.aoiusa.org/how-to-destroy-a-culture-in-5-easy-steps/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:10:38 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10288 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: First Things On the Square | Joe Carter In his book The Future of Marriage, David Blankenhorn, a liberal, gay-rights-supporting Democrat and self-professed “marriage nut,” offers this sociological principle: “People who professionally dislike marriage almost always favor gay marriage.” As a corollary, Blankenhorn adds: “Ideas that have long been used to attack marriage are […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/how-to-destroy-a-culture-in-5-easy-steps/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/papal-environmentalism-pro-life-and-pro-marriage/ https://www.aoiusa.org/papal-environmentalism-pro-life-and-pro-marriage/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:04:58 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5929 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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Ethics and Public Policy Center | George Weigel In his January 11 address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI continued to carve out an interesting Catholic position on ecology. The Pope insists that care for creation is a moral obligation that falls on both individuals and governments. His very […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/papal-environmentalism-pro-life-and-pro-marriage/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/robert-p-george-why-i-signed-the-manhattan-declaration/ https://www.aoiusa.org/robert-p-george-why-i-signed-the-manhattan-declaration/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:02:28 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5630 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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Peter and Helen Evans are posting interviews with signers of the Manhattan Declaration. The latest is Robert P. George. They have around 20 interviews including some Orthodox signers on their site www.peterandhelenevans.com.]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/robert-p-george-why-i-signed-the-manhattan-declaration/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/met-isaiah-speaks-out-against-same-sex-marriage/ https://www.aoiusa.org/met-isaiah-speaks-out-against-same-sex-marriage/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:20:15 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5296 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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Protocol 09–12 September 24, 2009 The Reverend Clergy, and The Pious Faithful of the Holy Metropolis of Denver Beloved in the Lord, Earlier this year I attended the 25th Anniversary Banquet of one of our parishes, and was invited to offer a few remarks before the final prayer, which I did. As I do at […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/met-isaiah-speaks-out-against-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 7 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