By Patrick J. Buchanan In his Kremlin defense of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Vladimir Putin, even before he began listing the battles where Russian blood had been shed on Crimean soil, spoke of an older deeper bond. Crimea, said Putin, “is the location of ancient Khersones, where Prince Vladimir was baptized. His spiritual feat of […]
When Did Military Bases Become ‘Gun-Free Zones’?
In light of today’s horrible attack on U.S. soldiers at Ft. Hood, I’m posting this. Some of us know the answer. If you don’t, here you go. I say, it is time to go back to arming our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines on U.S. bases, and allowing active duty personnel the right to conceal […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Russia’s Anti-Gay Law & LGBT Rights
The following is the executive summary of an extensive analysis of the “anti-Gay” laws so much in the news in the run up to the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. The author of the report (who is openly gay) is keen for it to reach a wide audience. The full white paper is over 100 […]
Creation and the Heart of Man: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Environmentalism
by John Couretas The Acton Institute is offering its first monograph on Eastern Orthodox Christian social thought at no cost through Amazon Kindle. Through Tues., Nov. 12, you can get your free digital copy of Creation and the Heart of Man: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Environmentalism (Acton Institute, 2013). The print edition, which runs […]
Met. Hilarion Calls for Prophetic Witness Against Radical Islamism, Militant Secularism
by Nathaniel Torrey Addressing the World Council of Churches (WCC) this past Friday, Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, the public face of the Russian Orthodox Church, says the continued relevance and existence of the WCC depends on how effectively it addresses challenges facing Christians throughout the world. He identifies two major challenges: militant secularism and radical […]
Private Charities Stepped Up While Government Was Shut Down
By Skyler Mann Over the past two weeks, much media coverage has been devoted to the politicians in Washington, while far less time was spent discussing the ramifications the shutdown had on the lives of furloughed federal workers. The people who work for non-essential segments of the federal government are working to put food on the […]
The Status Of The Unborn: Again, An Orthodox Statement On Abortion
by Fr. John Breck At the end of each January we commemorate “Sanctity of Life” Sunday and focus our attention on the tragic number of abortions in the United States and elsewhere throughout the world. It’s a time when we again recoil from the realization that the highest abortion rates, as far as we know, […]
On Fornication (It’s Still A Sin)
by Fr. Lawrence Farley It is still and forever a sin, but just as important, it destroys the soul. Our present secular culture has fixed a great gap between people of my generation (i.e. those from the Jurassic period) and modern young people. And this gap is most easily observed when looking at our divergent […]
Spiritual Preparedness for the Christian Prepper
“If you wish to gain victory over your thoughts, attend to your passions; whereupon you will easily banish your thoughts from your mind. To be precise – When you are bothered by thoughts of fornication, you should fast, keep vigil, toil and avoid harmful associations. In order to ward off anger and sorrow, do not […]
Gun Control & Genocide
Down through history, governments have disarmed their citizens only to tyrannize those citizens once they were disarmed.