Be Careful What You Wish For: The Downside of Kicking the Russian Orthodox Church Out of the World Council of Churches
Calls have grown for the Russian Orthodox Church to be expelled from the World Council…
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Another Important Defection From the Russian Patriarchate Looms — The Fate of Orthodoxy in the West Hangs in the Balance
As the rhetoric of the Russian Orthodox Church grew even more shocking and dangerous this…
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Palestinian Orthodox Christians, Desperate for Help, Have Caught the Attention of Russia
In case you’re thinking that Ukraine is the only place in the world where Orthodox…
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Holy Father, You’re Not Helping: The Problem with the Pope’s Plan to Consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
March 25th is the Feast of the Annunciation, the celebration of the day that the…
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Failure to Grasp the Distinct Character and History of Eastern Christianity is Compromising Our Understanding of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three weeks ago, it’s likely you’ve heard the…
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‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian Equivalent of ‘Blood & Soil’ Ideology at the Heart of Putin’s War, Explained and Rejected by Theologians in New Statement
A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians—some of whom sign from Russia—dramatically illustrates what’s at…
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Is Putin a ‘Real’ Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to Ask Different Questions
Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his…
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Prominent Russian Orthodox Church Rejects Pro-Putin Patriarch Kirill, Raising Tensions Within Orthodox World
The Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam has a rather prominent place in…
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If Kirill’s Bizarre Sermon Blaming War on Pride Parades Comes as a Surprise, it’s Time to Learn the History
Today is Clean Monday, the first day of the Orthodox Christian Lent. Yesterday was Forgiveness…
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In His ‘Forgiveness Day’ Sermon — a Slightly More Sophisticated ‘GloboHomo’ Rant — Kirill Lays Out an Authoritarian Vision in Which His Version of God Might Dominate and Rule the Human Race
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian…
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