The Golden Dawn nightmare: The Orthodox Church and Greece's war against neo-Nazism

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The Golden Dawn nightmare: The Orthodox Church and Greece's war against neo-Nazism

Antonis was a fellow student of mine at high school back in 1984. He believed in the superiority of the Greek race and belonged to a strange political organization called Golden Dawn. He and his like-minded friends were not violent, at least not at school, and some were even excellent students. But they used to do crazy things. For example, they occasionally greeted each other by raising their hand while shouting "Heil Hitler." One of them once told me that his life changed when he read Hitler's "Mein Kampf".

The All-Orthodox Celebrations of the 1,700 th Anniversary of the Edict of Milan

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The All-Orthodox Celebrations of the 1,700 th Anniversary of the Edict of Milan

On October 5, a ceremonious moleben was performed at Archangel Michael Patriarchal Cathedral, after which His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia welcomed the leaders and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches and other guests. The celebrations were widely covered in the local press, while the consecration of the cathedral was carried on live video feed.

Centuries-Old Bell Returns to Kodiak Island

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Centuries-Old Bell Returns to Kodiak Island

On October 1, 2013, Alaska Airlines graciously delivered the bell, known as the San Fernando Bell, to Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral on Kodiak Island.

Being Frank

Nun Cornelia (Rees), Fr. John Whiteford

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Being Frank

Nun Cornelia (Rees), Fr. John Whiteford

In his most recent blog post, he has now taken aim against not only the "religious right" (a favorite target of his in recent years), but now even the Orthodox Church that he still is ostensibly a member of is in his cross-hairs—because they support Russia's laws restricting the promotion of homosexuality.

Why Egyptian Christians hate Obama

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Why Egyptian Christians hate Obama

With the advent of Obama, everyone knew his administration was supporting radical extremists like the Muslim Brotherhood and fanatic rebels in Syria and Libya. Copts knew that they were only a pawn in the eyes of previous administrations, who didn’t really care about them except to the extent of what may have fit their interests.