OrthodoxyToday | by Chris Banescu | Nov. 12, 2009 As a fellow Orthodox Christian and an attorney I find Fr. George’s reflection quite eloquent but unfortunately lacking in the depth and moral clarity that our faith and profession both require. Fr. George’s central thesis is that “the nature of the medium, in this case the … Read more
Dennis Prager Radio Show | Dennis Prager | Oct. 19, 2009 On Monday, October 19, 2009, during the second hour of his nationally syndicated radio show, noted conservative Dennis Prager, mentioned the OrthodoxNet Blog post on Anita Dunn’s praise of demonic communist dictator Mao Tse-Tung as one of her “favorite political philosophers.” Dennis Prager Mentions … Read more
OrthodoxyToday | by Frank Ellis | Oct. 23, 2009 No successful society shows a spontaneous tendency towards multiculturalism or multiracialism. Successful and enduring societies show a high degree of homogeneity. Those who support multiculturalism either do not know this or, what is more likely, realize that if they are to transform Western societies into strictly … Read more
Notes on Arab Orthodoxy | by Metropolitan Georges Khodr | Oct. 17, 2009 One who sees himself as nothing becomes something when spiritual men say it to him. No one approaches the divine glory by his own power. The divine glory pulls him in and if a person approaches it, he feels that he is … Read more
American Thinker | by Rosslyn Smith | Oct. 5, 2009 Environmentalist dreams are starting to rub Americans raw. Greenpeace has turned its attention to an issue that invites both the reporter and readers to make them the butt of jokes, but which is no laughing matter in the end. They are dumping on the manufacture … Read more
OrthodoxyToday | by John Kapsalis | Oct. 2009 You could almost imagine Paul, with his battered and bruised legs, jumping with a happy ‘Eureka!’ This, finally, was the answer to everyone’s prayers. The unknown God of the Athenians was the one true God. And Paul preached this unknown God to the Athenians and to people … Read more
OrthodoxyToday | Bradley Nassif | Aug. 13, 2009 The apostolic mission of a bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church can be summarized in five points. 1. Preach the Gospel. All bishops are to proclaim and interpret the gospel of Christ to the church and to the world. Bishops should be elected largely on the basis … Read more
OrthodoxyToday | Jonathan Price | June 2009 Environmental activists want us to change our lifestyle to save the planet. We must drive less, fly less, eat less meat, and take fewer baths. Green political parties and activist groups such as Greenpeace design policies to stimulate green choices, and to tax polluting ones. Bookshops are full … Read more
City Journal | Roger Scruton | Spring 2009 We must rescue art from the modern intoxication with ugliness. At any time between 1750 and 1930, if you had asked an educated person to describe the goal of poetry, art, or music, “beauty” would have been the answer. And if you had asked what the point … Read more
America Thinker | Nancy Morgan | June 9, 2009 Is it still called debate when only one side controls the conversation? That’s the question the 62 million Americans who didn’t vote for Obama are asking themselves. These millions now have absolutely no voice in the way our country is being governed. No say in the … Read more