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Anyone got any hot takes on what Al Assad’s ousting from Syria means for its large Orthodox minority? It seems like the rebels are all Islamists. I’m not sure they’re that interested in sharing their newly won territory with Christians.
 
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Anyone got any hot takes on what Al Assad’s ousting from Syria means for its large Orthodox minority? It seems like the rebels are all Islamists. I’m not sure they’re that interested in sharing their newly won territory with Christians.
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Perhaps I should go and "politely" convince them otherwise. Miles seems to get things done, even the Taliban liked him. It can't be that hard.
 
An Orthodox Christian destroyed the satanic temple statue at the State House in New Hampshire. He used a medieval mace to smash it. ☦️

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Orthodox Christian destroys Satanic Temple display in New Hampshire

“What does it say about us as a people if we allow such a filthy and hideous image to appear before God in our most basic societal representation?” he writes in a Facebook post acknowledging that he has destroyed the statue several times.
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Word is that the supposed 2025 Pascha union between Orthodox and Catholics won't be happening at all this year.

Partially because of Pope Francis' ill health, but, also, neither side could agree whether to hold the Pascha in Orthodox territory or Catholic territory.

As usual, the "false union 2025" was just more doom mongering from the right inside of the Orthosphere. Doom mongers are almost always wrong.
 
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Romanian High Court upholds prison sentence for former bishop in sexual abuse case

The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) has issued final prison sentences in a high-profile sexual abuse case involving former clergy from the Orthodox Church. On Wednesday, April 30, the judges upheld the eight-year sentence for former bishop of Huși, Corneliu Onilă, and sentenced...
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Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai: Egypt shuts it down, confiscates its property, and evicts monks

Almost 15 centuries after its foundation, the oldest Christian monastery in operation puts "lock" and even in a period of peace - After a court decision, it is expected to be turned into a museum - The monks are preparing a global mobilization

Archbishop Ieronymos said:
In light of yesterday’s scandalous ruling by the Egyptian judiciary—an act of violent infringement upon human and religious rights—Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Mount Sinai, the world’s oldest Orthodox Christian monument, is entering a great trial reminiscent of darker times.

Despite the recent assurances by President Sisi to the Greek Prime Minister, the Egyptian government has decided to nullify all sense of justice and, essentially, erase the very existence of the monastery, eliminating its liturgical, spiritual, and cultural mission.

Its property is being seized, and this spiritual lighthouse of Orthodoxy and Hellenism now faces a struggle for actual survival.

With profound sadness and justifiable indignation, I call on every Greek and international authority to grasp the gravity of this matter and act immediately to safeguard the fundamental religious freedoms of Saint Catherine’s Monastery.

I categorically condemn any attempt to alter the status that has prevailed in the region for 15 centuries and appeal to the Greek government and Prime Minister Mitsotakis to act decisively to restore legal order and prevent the abolition of the monastery.

I express my heartfelt solidarity with the monastic brotherhood and its abbot, Archbishop Damianos of Sinai and Raithu, as well as with the Greek brothers selflessly serving in the broader Sinai region.

Finally, I cannot and do not want to believe that today Hellenism and Orthodoxy are facing another historical ‘fall.’ This must not be allowed to happen.
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Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai: Egypt shuts it down, confiscates its property, and evicts monks

Almost 15 centuries after its foundation, the oldest Christian monastery in operation puts "lock" and even in a period of peace - After a court decision, it is expected to be turned into a museum - The monks are preparing a global mobilization
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That sounds very concerning after hearing of the prophecy in which Greece invades Turkey.

Granted, Egypt is another country, but this could have knock on effects.
 
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Samseau said:
Word is that the supposed 2025 Pascha union between Orthodox and Catholics won't be happening at all this year.

Partially because of Pope Francis' ill health, but, also, neither side could agree whether to hold the Pascha in Orthodox territory or Catholic territory.

As usual, the "false union 2025" was just more doom mongering from the right inside of the Orthosphere. Doom mongers are almost always wrong.
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Yes but remember, that spirit doesn't sleep.
 
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