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Interviewer:<\/strong> Why did you sign the Manhattan Declaration?<\/p>\n

Met. Jonah:<\/strong> …I believe in the same basic principles that are enunciated in the Manhattan Declaration. I believe also that many of them are the basic teachings of the Church regarding human life and how we are supposed to live — first and foremost the stance on pro-life, the sanctity of life from conception to natural death, and how critically important it is to protect that every step of the way… <\/p>\n

See the complete interview and more interviews with Orthodox signers (and others) on the Peter and Helen Evans website<\/a> (website under construction). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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