Blog Entries tagged 'American Culture'

Orthodoxy and the Religious Right

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +0100

Are you an Orthodox Christian with friends or relatives in or around Damascus, Syria? Do you belong to the Antiochian jurisdiction, and so have ties to Syria that way? If so, you might want to notify all your Syrian contacts that Damascus, ancient seat of civilization and the home of the Patriarch of Antioch along with thousands of Christians, is about [...]

Orthodoxy and the Religious Right

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +0100

Learning Liturgy in a Frat House

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:43:26 +0100

We got herded into the room blindfolded. We knew that we had gone down some steps into a basement and that it was cool. Other than that, we weren't sure where we were or what was happening.

We heard chanting. Suddenly, the blindfolds were removed, and robes were hurriedly put on us. As we stood there blinking, we found ourselves in a candlelit room w [...]

Global Orthodoxy and American Presidential Politics

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:31:40 +0100

In February 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. This capped off a process which had begun with NATO's airwar on Serbia from 24 March to 10 June 1999. That campaign killed an estimated 5,000 Orthodox Christian Serb soldiers, and wounded an estimated 10,000 more. This is in addition to the estimated 500 innocent Orthodox Christian civilians that were [...]

Dying Without Ritual

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:43:02 +0100

My ninety-one-year-old grandmother was in horrible pain. As she lay in the hospital bed, dehydrated and unable to even take her own medicines, she repeatedly cried out to God, "Lord, help me!"

My father and I sat at her bedside watching her struggle. "She's praying for healing," I said to my father, "I don't think God is going to answer that prayer. I think he's already rendered His judgment on this, and she's praying the wrong prayer."

A short time later, she suddenly switche [...]

Noted Orthodox Christian Author Clark Carlton Endorses Ron Paul for President

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:38:38 +0100

In late 2007, Dr. Clark Carlton, author of the well-known five-volume Faith Series of books on Orthodoxy, published an Open Letter to Orthodox Christians on behalf of Ron Paul. In his letter, published on LewRockwell.com, Dr. Carlton lays out his case for why Orthodox Christians should support Republican Ron Paul for president.

Dr. Carlton believes [...]

Wicca and the Orthodox Opportunity

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:09:34 +0100

The Rise of Wicca!

The headline blared from a conservative Website. Supposedly, Wicca and like-minded Paganism is growing in the United States.

The journalists look at this process and see a way to write sensational headlines that grab the readers' attention. Many conservative leaders look at this and immediately start denouncing the sorry state of affairs, while asking for our donations to help rectify it immediately. Theologians of all stripes launch into attacks on the foundations [...]

Explaining Orthodoxy

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:52:20 +0100

Back in September 2007, a poster on the Website Orthodox Circle wrote an impassioned plea. He and his wife are adult converts to Orthodoxy. They have visited our church in the past, but are now attending a mission closer to their home. The gentleman wanted to know, in regards to growing the Orthodox Church, �How can we inform the masses about our church, so that it doesn't seem so strange to the protestants?�

That is a common question, even from converts who themselves have embraced the [...]

Is My Turkey Orthodox?

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:58:20 +0100

A few years back I was attending a Greek Orthodox parish. At coffee hour one Sunday, I asked a recently Chrismated couple how their Thanksgiving had been the week before.

"It was good," the husband said, "But it was hard eating vegetarian when my family was having turkey."

I laughed, because I'd just spent Thanksgiving at the home of an Orthodox priest with a big, fat turkey in the deep fryer.

They asked me why I was laughing, so I explained to them that Orthodox Christi [...]