by Walter Rodgers There is a lesson for Americans here. After three generations of merciless persecution by the state, Russia has emerged as the most God-believing nation in Europe. That’s a testament to the devotion of multitudes of babushkas who kept the flames of faith alive in the face of state-sponsored repression. Sometimes really huge […]
Moral Foundations: Epilogue
The Moral Foundations of Democracy by Margaret Thatcher Democracy is never mentioned in the Bible. When people are gathered together, whether as families, communities or nations, their purpose is not to ascertain the will of the majority, but the will of the Holy Spirit. Nevertheless, I am an enthusiast of democracy because it is about […]
Moral Foundations: Part Five
The Moral Foundations of the Law by Margaret Thatcher Freedom, whether it is the freedom of the marketplace or any other kind, must exist within the framework of law. Otherwise it means only freedom for the strong to oppress the weak. Whenever I visit the former Soviet Union, I stress this point with students, scholars, […]
Moral Foundations: Part Four
The Moral Foundations of Capitalism by Margaret Thatcher It is important to understand that the moral foundations of a society do not extend only to its political system; they must extend to its economic system as well. America’s commitment to capitalism is unquestionably the best example of this principle. Capitalism is not, contrary to what […]
Moral Foundations: Part Three
Societies Without Moral Foundations by Margaret Thatcher The most important problems we have to tackle today are problems, ultimately, having to do with the moral foundations of society There are people who eagerly accept their own freedom but do not respect the freedom of others—they, like the Athenians, want freedom from responsibility. But if they […]
Moral Foundations: Part Two
Freedom with Responsibility by Margaret Thatcher Great Britain, which shares much of her history in common with America, has also derived strength from its moral foundations, especially since the 18th century when freedom gradually began to spread throughout her society Many people were greatly influenced by the sermons of John Wesley (1703-1791), who took the […]
Moral Foundations: Part One
Margaret Thatcher died today – the greatest woman in politics. Her political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times. Born in October 1925 at Grantham, a small market town in eastern England, she rose to become the first (and for two decades the only) woman to lead a major Western democracy. […]
The Bravest Man
While the media love to glut themselves on the misdeeds of evil clergy, there are a thousand more doing heroic works of love and sacrifice. Some even get noticed for it. Memory eternal, Fr. Emil. In the cold, barren hills of Korea more than 60 years ago, two teary-eyed soldiers stood in a prisoner of […]
When Men Forsake God, Tyranny Always Follows
by Chris Banescu Sic semper tyrannis. “But if I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous Revolution that swallowed up some sixty million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.” – […]
What A Hero Is
In the turbulent years of the Bolshevik Revolution. the Orthodox faithful of Petrograd found refuge in the calm, spiritual constancy of their beloved archpastor. His kindness and simplicity had long ago won their hearts, and it was no surprise when, in the summer of 1917, he was elected metropolitan by popular vote. A few months […]