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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 19:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-orthodox-church-makes-public-its-resolution-on-abortions-and-same-sex-marriages/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-orthodox-church-makes-public-its-resolution-on-abortions-and-same-sex-marriages/#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:15:31 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5646 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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“Putting a homosexual marriage on the same level with a conventional one is a conscious destruction of fundamental public morals providing a basis for a global demoralization of society.” On 21 January 2010, the Theological and Canonical Commission at the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church made public its Resolution on abortions and same-sex […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-orthodox-church-makes-public-its-resolution-on-abortions-and-same-sex-marriages/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-orthodoxy-very-politicized/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-orthodoxy-very-politicized/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:04:56 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=2887 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 Religious Information Service of the Ukraine: MOSCOW—Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) expressed confidence that foreign structures will not interfere with church problems in Ukraine. In particular, they mean the Constantinople Patriarchate, which, according to the ROC representatives, the Ukrainian authorities hoped to engage in the establishment of a national church separate […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-orthodoxy-very-politicized/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-church-rent-by-divisions/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-church-rent-by-divisions/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:58:43 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=2429 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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On the Get Relgion blog, Terry Mattingly describes a trip he made to Kiev to speak to Ukrainian journalists “about the challenges of covering religion news in mainstream press.” He looks at the divisions among Orthodox Churches in the Ukraine, which is set against the long running antagonisms that exist between that country and Russia. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ukrainian-church-rent-by-divisions/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/a-brief-roundup/ https://www.aoiusa.org/a-brief-roundup/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 21:29:06 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=2315 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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Odds and ends: Patriarchal meetings; accusations of Uniatism; clerical sauna baths. What’s it all about? President Victor Yuschenko of Ukraine met with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Patriarchal Residence in Tarabya, as part of the President’s working visit to Turkey. The Archons site reports that “a cordial and whole-hearted discussion on issues […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/a-brief-roundup/feed/ 8 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-patriarchs-celebrate-baptism-of-russia/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-patriarchs-celebrate-baptism-of-russia/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:15:47 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=77 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 Churches have long been involved in ecumenical projects, such as the World Council of Churches, and affirm the Lord’s mandate “that they all may be one” (John 17:21). Yet, I can’t help thinking at times that the Orthodox Churches might work a little harder at unity in their own house. For that reason, it […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-patriarchs-celebrate-baptism-of-russia/feed/ 0