This is blatantly and obviously true, so I’m glad to see clergy leadership on issues of religious liberty here in the United States. Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is calling on Americans to wake up and recognize that the Founding Fathers’ vision of religious freedom is now threatened by the federal government. “The day […]
Russian Orthodox Church Will Never Recognize ‘Same-Sex’ Marriages
A statement to this effect was made by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during his meeting on Tuesday with Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland.
Georgian Orthodox Clergy Take To The Streets To Disrupt ‘Gay Pride’ Parade
Having seen the disastrous consequences of ‘Gay Pride’ on free speech and civilized society in the United States, other nations with more Orthodox Christians are taking note, and taking action. Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia’s capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant […]
Georgian Parliament Considers Abortion Ban After Impassioned Appeal By Orthodox Patriarch
by Thaddeus Baklinski Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has said his government will debate legislation to ban abortion. The announcement follows an appeal by the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church for the procedure to be made illegal in the small country, according to a Radio Free Europe report. In his Easter Sunday address, Patriarch […]
Prayers requested for abducted Syrian hierarchs
In a portion of a letter dated April 22, 2013 and signed by His Grace, Bishop Basil, Secretary of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America to all member hierarchs, prayers were requested for two Syrian hierarchs who had been abducted earlier that day. The text of the letter reads as […]
Not So Fast: The Real Divorce Rate Among Christians
Turns out faithful Christians have a much lower instance of divorce, which I’ve said for years. The facts now back me up. Of course, Orthodox Christians, again, escape detection, but I suspect that the figures would be similar based on one’s practices. Note: FactChecker is a monthly series in which Glenn T. Stanton examines claims, […]
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, […]
No Justice. No Peace.
by Jill Stanek Mass murder of infants born alive gets a pass from the state propaganda. Living in Chicago, I’ve observed press coverage up close on three of the most notorious mass murderers ever apprehended: Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, and Richard Speck. Speck tortured, raped, and murdered eight student nurses in Chicago in 1966. […]
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 […]