Shrimp and Homosexuality

Fr. John Whiteford

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Theology

Rating: 4,6|Votes: 7

Shrimp and Homosexuality

Fr. John Whiteford

Some things are inherently sinful, and some things are sinful in specific contexts. For example, it is sinful for an Orthodox Christian to disregard the fasts for no compelling reason, and to eat a hamburger on a fast day, but there is nothing inherently sinful about hamburgers. Likewise, for Israelites, not eating certain kinds of foods had a symbolic meaning, and was a matter of obedience, but there was nothing inherently sinful about eating shrimp. However, it is inherently sinful for a man to have sex with another man, and the Bible is completely unambiguous about this.

Russia and the West Have Swapped Spiritual and Cultural Roles

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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 8|Votes: 9

Russia and the West Have Swapped Spiritual and Cultural Roles

The subject of this interview is a Danish journalist and theologian who hosted a series of five programmes, entitled “From Russia with Love” on Danish national public service radio, Radio24syv, with the sub-heading “An Unbiased Look at Putin's Russia.”

Dostoevsky: Demonic Rationalism

Dr. Vladislav Arkadyevich Bachinin

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Orthodoxy Today

Dostoevsky: Demonic Rationalism

Dr. Vladislav Arkadyevich Bachinin

In his work Dostoevsky and the Metaphysics of Crime, sociologist Dr. Vladislav Arkadyevich Bachinin analyzes the only seemingly contradictory correlation between Enlightenment rationalism and the rise of infernal forces in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s work Demons.

Let your conscience guide you

Fr. Barnabas Powell

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Let your conscience guide you

Fr. Barnabas Powell

Would you buy insurance from the KKK, or cleaning products from ISIS? Probably not — even if they offered the best rates, or gave your floors a miraculous shine.

What Abortion Rhetoric Says About the State of Our Souls

Joel J. Miller

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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 10|Votes: 2

What Abortion Rhetoric Says About the State of Our Souls

Joel J. Miller

If you want to understand how people justify their behavior, look at the language they use. The less emotional the words, the easier it is to rationalize the actions.