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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, 28 Oct 2016 20:39:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/alexander-tsiaras-conception-to-birth-visualized/ https://www.aoiusa.org/alexander-tsiaras-conception-to-birth-visualized/#respond Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:45:07 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11584 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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Tell me this is not a miracle, and I’ll respond that your vision is truncated. From the filmmaker: The mathematical complexity of how these things are done [the rapid development of the child in the womb] are beyond human comprehension, and even though I am a mathematician I look at this with a marvel; how […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/alexander-tsiaras-conception-to-birth-visualized/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/something-deadly-this-way-comes/ https://www.aoiusa.org/something-deadly-this-way-comes/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:57:33 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11531 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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– HT: OrthodoxNet.com Blog The insatiable appetite of the Culture of Death The debate over abortion comes down to one essential issue — the moral status of the unborn child. Those making the case for the legalization of abortion argue that the developing fetus lacks a moral status that would trump a woman’s desire to […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/something-deadly-this-way-comes/feed/ 16 https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-politicians-who-attack-church-should-remember-gods-judgment/ https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-politicians-who-attack-church-should-remember-gods-judgment/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:23:09 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11466 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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With stern words Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Illinois warned Catholic politcians last Friday that any collaboration with “assaults against the faith” would one day face the judgment of God. Orthodox bishops should take notice. The report states: When asked specifically about recent actions of Democratic Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius Kathleen […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/catholic-politicians-who-attack-church-should-remember-gods-judgment/feed/ 10 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/obama-and-the-dictatorship-of-relativism/ https://www.aoiusa.org/obama-and-the-dictatorship-of-relativism/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:43:19 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11450 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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When the Manhattan Declaration first came out, Orthodox signers came under considerable criticism. Too much culture wars was the usual response. I signed the document because I saw that efforts to institutionalize secular liberalism could only succeed if dissenting voices were silenced. The cost of that silence is high and will include the loss of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/obama-and-the-dictatorship-of-relativism/feed/ 6 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/gov-michael-dukakis-on-ocn-politics-faith-and-integrity/ https://www.aoiusa.org/gov-michael-dukakis-on-ocn-politics-faith-and-integrity/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:06:39 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11437 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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AOI Observer reader Andrew Estocin asked for a separate posting on the recent interview of Gov. Michael Dukakis on Orthodox Christian Network. I am glad to oblige because, like Andrew, I too have been critical about the lauding of Greek Orthodox politicians by the Greek Orthodox Church without any mention of their often radical positions […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/gov-michael-dukakis-on-ocn-politics-faith-and-integrity/feed/ 17 https://www.aoiusa.org/bishop-demetrios-goa-speaks-on-sanctity-of-life-sunday-in-chicago/ https://www.aoiusa.org/bishop-demetrios-goa-speaks-on-sanctity-of-life-sunday-in-chicago/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:17:06 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11408 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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Below is the address given by Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos at the Pan-Orthodox Sanctity of Life Vespers held in Chicago on January 22, 2012. To his credit, Bp. Demetrios has been unequivocal in his support of the sanctity of unborn life, including participation in the March for Life in Washington, DC four or five years […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/bishop-demetrios-goa-speaks-on-sanctity-of-life-sunday-in-chicago/feed/ 14 https://www.aoiusa.org/met-jonah-leads-prayer-at-march-for-life/ https://www.aoiusa.org/met-jonah-leads-prayer-at-march-for-life/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:18:24 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11404 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: Koinonia As reported earlier on oca.org, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah offered the opening prayer during the program that preceded the March for Life here on Monday, January 23, 2012. “Roman Catholic Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, who is in charge of pro-life activities, invited the Orthodox bishops to stand together with the Roman Bishops, as we […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/met-jonah-leads-prayer-at-march-for-life/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-pro-life-cause-orthodoxy-and-hope/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-pro-life-cause-orthodoxy-and-hope/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:54:43 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11389 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: Frederica | Frederica Mathewes-Green – A talk for an Orthodox Christian Pro-Life Event; January 22, 2012. Today is the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion—through all 50 states, for any reason whatsoever. When I was a college student, back in the 70’s, I was in favor of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-pro-life-cause-orthodoxy-and-hope/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/alexander-tsiaras-conception-to-birth-visualized-video/ https://www.aoiusa.org/alexander-tsiaras-conception-to-birth-visualized-video/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:05:11 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=11156 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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Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.) TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Alexander Tsiaras is […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/alexander-tsiaras-conception-to-birth-visualized-video/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/this-isn%e2%80%99t-meddling-%e2%80%94-it%e2%80%99s-murder/ https://www.aoiusa.org/this-isn%e2%80%99t-meddling-%e2%80%94-it%e2%80%99s-murder/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:02:13 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10741 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: AlbertMohler.com | By Albert Mohler In the name of personal preference and for social reasons, some women now demand that their multiple babies be aborted so that they will have only the one baby they want. Euphemisms are the refuge of moral cowardice, and no euphemism is so cowardly or so deadly as “reduction” […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/this-isn%e2%80%99t-meddling-%e2%80%94-it%e2%80%99s-murder/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/when-god-speaks-and-we-listen-good-things-happen/ https://www.aoiusa.org/when-god-speaks-and-we-listen-good-things-happen/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:34:10 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10401 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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Yesterday (Saturday) was a good day. I got a call late Friday evening that one of my parishioners was in the hospital. I decided to visit him Saturday morning and after arriving at the hospital discovered his surgery was moved up and I missed him. I left him a note and decide to visit him […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/when-god-speaks-and-we-listen-good-things-happen/feed/ 5 https://www.aoiusa.org/pat-kyrill-endorses-moscow-demographic-summit-june-29-30-2011/ https://www.aoiusa.org/pat-kyrill-endorses-moscow-demographic-summit-june-29-30-2011/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:52:24 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10124 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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Finally we have a Patriarch addresses the threat of demographic implosion in the West, supports the strengthening of families, and is pro-life. The Catholic Church, to their credit, have been very consistent on these issues for years. We have Orthodox leaders who hold and support these important values, but when an Orthodox Patriarch is a […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/pat-kyrill-endorses-moscow-demographic-summit-june-29-30-2011/feed/ 6 https://www.aoiusa.org/wesley-j-smith-a-dark-mirror-on-society/ https://www.aoiusa.org/wesley-j-smith-a-dark-mirror-on-society/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:29:55 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10102 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 Corner The death of Jack Kevorkian by natural causes has a certain irony, but it is not surprising. His driving motive was always obsession with death. Indeed, as he described in his book Prescription Medicide, Kevorkian’s overriding purpose in his assisted-suicide campaign was pure quackery, e.g., to obtain a societal license to engage […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/wesley-j-smith-a-dark-mirror-on-society/feed/ 1