https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to orthodox church in america en https://religiondispatches.org/2022/07/29/orthodox-churchs-authoritarian-anti-lgbtq-statement-poses-serious-threat-academic As discussed earlier this week on RD , the Orthodox Church in America recently released an encyclical that, on the surface at least, recapitulates the long-held doctrines of the OCA concerning same-sex marriage and gay rights, reinforcing heterosexual hegemony as… Fri, 29 Jul 2022 04:36:54 EDT Sarah Riccardi-Swartz 89f85464-36fc-45f1-b122-e3739b75efc4 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/07/25/unprecedented-anti-lgbtq-statement-orthodox-church-america-should-be-christian Late last week, the Orthodox Church in America , the second largest Orthodox church body in the country, issued an unprecedented statement seeking to silence any discussion about same-sex relationships and the sacramental inclusion of LGBTQ people in the life… Mon, 25 Jul 2022 01:48:17 EDT Katherine Kelaidis b2601e8b-1fe8-4244-9d67-42da4ea80245 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/04/08/another-important-defection-russian-patriarchate-looms-fate-orthodoxy-west-hangs-balance As the rhetoric of the Russian Orthodox Church grew even more shocking and dangerous this week , an anonymous group of students at the famed St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris have sent a letter asking their local bishop… Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:33:32 EDT Katherine Kelaidis de196715-b640-4f6a-b285-11ca800af67a https://religiondispatches.org/2021/01/26/after-orthodox-priest-suspended-stop-steal-activity-renewed-spotlight-orthodox-far-right When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, most news reports focused on those who were Pro-Trump evangelicals and their ties to white Christian nationalism . Yet, as the events of the day continue to be interrogated by… Tue, 26 Jan 2021 02:16:58 EST Sarah Riccardi-Swartz 931ac0aa-ce92-4f6b-9e13-5156192a7858 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/08/18/white-supremacy-and-orthodox-christianity-dangerous-connection-rears-its-head There are those who would co-opt American Orthodoxy, make it the voice of white nationalism. Churches need to confront the problem head on. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:00:59 EDT Katherine Kelaidis fdde87be-77c8-45d8-b3be-7a6fb610630f https://religiondispatches.org/2014/11/14/churchstate-putins-orthodox-empire-evangelical-orthodox-anti-gay-alliance-malaysian A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA law school and NORC at the University of Chicago released last Friday found that residents in ninety percent of 52 surveyed countries have become more accepting of homosexuality over the past… Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:32:36 EST Peter Montgomery 273e2440-8109-4044-8512-921d5edf40ad