The Real Reasons for War

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26,967 views Streamed live on Mar 1, 2022  

 

An Orthodox Christian analysis of the real reasons for war.

 

- The Extended Orthodox Ethos Podcast, with Fr. Peter Heers

 

Lecture starts @ 5:20

 

RE: The Letter to Diognetus examined from the 24 minute mark onward: 

 

It was first published in 1592, and although the text itself does not identify the author, it is attributed to Justin Martyr because of the context of its discovery. Unfortunately the original was subsequently destroyed in a fire during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, but numerous transcriptions of the letter survive today. Nothing is known either about its recipient, Diognetus, however, it is likely that he was the tutor of the same name to the emperor Marcus Aurelius.

 

 

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The Secret Subversion of American Orthodoxy (rumble.com)

This video was originally posted on an account called, "Varangian Counterintelligence". At Orthodox Reflections, we have been covering this topic for years - a surprisingly open and well-funded effort to transform Orthodoxy in the West. From the original description:
"A clique of highly-organized scholars has launched a multi-pronged attack on the moral teaching and dogma of the Orthodox Church.

This group is well-funded and well-trained, receiving support from powerful NGOs, academia, and even Western governments (who have national interests in severing Orthodoxy from Russia)."

 

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University

 

Why would someone who wanted to learn about the Eastern Orthodox faith study at a Jesuit university? If you wanted to learn French, would you take classes in Urdu or Mandarin? 

 

It doesn't make sense. 

 

The business of religion 

 

As a Catholic university with a great business school, Fordham students are stereotyped as extremely conservative and business-minded. Although this does account for some of the student population, Fordham has political diversity, and outside of the business school, students have career interests other than business. Is Fordham University stereotype accurate? (unigo.com)

 

At many Western universities you can learn almost every type of conceivable subject under the sun.

 

Translation - "The demons aren't interested if people learn all the trades and languages in the world, so long as they don't learn how to pray. Most people are polymaths, they know everything, however concerning prayer ... zero ... nothing!" - Elder Parthenios of Mount Athos

 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2023 by The OC