Orthodox Bishops Speak Out Against HHH Mandate
Record of Protest Against the Infringement of Religious Liberty by the Department of Health and Human Services The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, which is comprised of the 65 canonical Orthodox bishops in the United States, Canada and Mexico, join their voices with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and all those who adamantly protest the recent decision by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and call upon all the Orthodox Christian faithful to [Read more...]
Support “Respect for Rights of Conscience” Act
The Freedom of Religion in the United States of America is being threatened by our current federal officials. The Christian faithful of the Orthodox Church in the United States must act NOW to prevent this grevous transgression of our God-given and Constitutionally-protected rights as Americans. The time to act is now. On January 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reaffirmed a rule that virtually all private health care plans must cover sterilization, abortifacients, and contraception. The rule is set [Read more...]
Mormonism is not Christianity
by Bethany Blankley Ultimately, it is Christians, after all, who determine what beliefs are considered Christian and what beliefs aren’t. In other words, if you want to know if what you believe is Christian – ask one, especially one who can speak with some authority about Christian teaching (like, say, an Orthodox Christian priest?). Mormonism isn’t a Christian faith, nor an Abrahamic faith. It is polytheistic and its rituals are clearly and verifiably based on Freemasonry. Again, if you want to know if [Read more...]
Bulletin For Sun. February 5, 2012
February 2, 2012 by frjohn
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Repentance, Confession & Examination of Conscience
What does it mean to repent? When our Lord Jesus Christ began His public preaching,he began with the word ‘repent.’ From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17) If we are to repent, then we need to know our sinfulness. That’s a tall order, frankly. As St. John put it, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) This is [Read more...]
Obama’s Assault On Religious Liberty
by Chris Banescu A national leader in the application of Christian Biblical principles to business and entrepreneurship, Chris is an attorney, entrepreneurial businessman, and university professor whose business ethics and management articles, podcasts and personal blog can be found on ChrisBanescu.com. He is a regular contributor to OrthodoxyToday.org, manages the conservative Christian site OrthodoxNet.com and the OrthodoxNet Blog. He regularly writes articles and commentaries, and has given talks and conducted seminars on a variety of business, ethics, management, and religious topics. He has [Read more...]
Religious Freedom Under Attack
by Fr. Peter Preble An Orthodox Priest in the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas, Fr. Peter is pastor of St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts and host of the Podcast Shepherd of Souls. Fr. Peter is a Stavrofor Monk and Founder of the St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery. He is also is also the Chaplain for the Dudley Fire Department and Deputy Chief Chaplain of the Massachusetts Corps of Fire Chaplains. Fr. Peter also serves as the Orthodox Chaplain [Read more...]
Pope Benedict, President Obama & Religious Freedom
by Terry Mattingly The Orthodox Christian who directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Terry Mattingly’s writings are syndicated by the Scripps-Howard News Service. Pope Benedict XVI cut to the chase when meeting with the visiting bishops from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and the U.S. armed services. The pope mentioned “religious freedom” in the third sentence of his Jan. 19 remarks at the Vatican and he never let up — returning to this hot topic again and again. [Read more...]
Anti-fascist Alexander Schmorell To Be Glorified By German Orthodox Church
DIOCESE OF BERLIN AND GERMANY: January 23, 2012 In 2007, the Diocese of Berlin and Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia decided to canonize Alexander Schmorell, a member of the anti-fascist student organization “White Rose,” who was executed on July 13, 1943, in Stadelheim Prison in Munich for anti-fascist activities and confessing the Orthodox Christian faith. The act of canonization will be formalized on February 4-5 in Munich, according to the official website of the Orenburg Diocese of the Russian [Read more...]
Orthodox Christian Tradition, Social Justice and the Sanctity of Life
His Eminence Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos was invited by the Orthodox Christian Clergy Association of Greater Chicago to give the keynote address at the 2012 Pan-Orthodox Vespers Service on January 22, 2012. In a deeply felt address, His Grace advocated for the sanctity of all life, even in those of whom we believe we can discern nothing good whatsoever. He reminded those present that Christ demands this of those who wish to bear his name – who call themselves Christians – and that [Read more...]
