Orthodox Priests Demand Russia Release Alexei Navalny’s Body to Family
A group of more than 800 Russian Orthodox priests and parishioners sent a letter to Russian authorities on Thursday, pleading with them to return the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his family. The letter said continuing to preserve Navalny’s body would be a “callous and inhumane act.” “Even Pontius Pilate, who, fearing rebellion […]
Orthodox Jewish student sues Columbia over ‘virulently hostile’ environment in the wake of Oct. 7 attack
A Jewish student at Columbia University is suing the university, claiming there has been an “explosion” of anti-Semitism since the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, according to reports. Mackenzie Forrest, a 23-year-old graduate student, filed a lawsuit against the Ivy League organization, claiming she was discriminated against because she is an Orthodox Jew and […]
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage despite opposition from Orthodox Church
Greece legalized same-sex marriage on Thursday, passing a bill legalizing same-sex marriage despite opposition from the Orthodox Church. The country became the first Orthodox country to pass a law legalizing same-sex marriage and equal parental rights for same-sex couples. Associated Press (AP News) reported. Out of 300 members of parliament, 176 members from various parties […]
Greece to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage, First for Orthodox Country
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s parliament is expected to vote Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage, becoming the first Orthodox Christian country to do so despite opposition from the influential Greek Church. Lawmakers debated the bill for a second day, with opinion polls showing most Greeks support the reforms by a narrow margin. In a […]
Greece Becomes First Orthodox Christian Country To legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Demonstrators holding sacred icons take part in a rally against same-sex marriage in central Syntagma Square on Thursday, February 15, 2024 in Athens, Greece. Greece’s parliament is scheduled to vote on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage. It was a first for an Orthodox Christian country, despite opposition from the influential Greek Church. (AP Photo/Michael Balakras) […]
Greece poised to legalize same-sex marriage despite Orthodox outcry
Greece is poised to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, despite an urgent warning from the Greek Orthodox Church. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an ostensibly centre-right politician, is relying on a coalition of left-wing MPs to force the bill through next week without support from the main faction of his New Democracy party. There is. The […]
Orthodox Jewish students used migrant labor for secret tunnel
Radical student groups in the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic sect secretly hired immigrant workers to help build a controversial tunnel into the sect's world headquarters in Crown Heights – all over the holy site. He did so to fulfill what he felt was a religious obligation to expand, the Post reported. Six rebels from the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic […]