Christianity
Selected texts from the Holy Fathers on the pastoral ministry
"Woe to you, because you shut up the kingdom of heaven from men" (Matt. 23:13). This is said to the bishops, who neither themselves teach the people the way of…
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That Watermelon Isn’t a GMO, But it Might Be a Mutant!
Now that summer is in full swing in North America, people have been asking one of our favorite GMO questions again. Let’s clear up a point of confusion: there are no commercially…
Food
Salt is a drug that leads to hypertension
Salt is addictive, and addiction to it can become a risk factor for hypertension, says the doctor of medical sciences and nutritionist Mariat Mukhina. There are people who perceive sodium…
Defense
Due to a shortage of diplomats: Bulgaria has suspended visas for Russians
Bulgaria stops accepting documents for tourist visas for citizens of Russia, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). The measure applies to both tourists and…
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Asia
Iran’s persecution of Baháʼís has escalated since June 2022
As reported by the Baháʼí Community in Brussels (BIC), the "quiet campaign to strangle the Baháʼí community is now taking a more overt violent turn, reminiscent of the earlier days…
Asia
Shocking demolitions and land grabs in persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís
BIC GENEVA — In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baháʼís across Iran, up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the…
Christianity
We need bright personalities to lead us to God
Interview with priest Georgiy Chistyakov A conversation about spiritual mentorship with Father Georgi Chistyakov (August 4, 1953 - June 22, 2007) — priest, philologist, historian, human rights defender. He is…
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Christianity
The church as a disaster
Written by Protodeacon Andrey Kuraev When we compare the first century of Christian history even with the fourth, we cannot help but note the magnitude of the spiritual catastrophe of…
Christianity
Patriarch Kirill is a pagan, “Russian World” is a heresy
Author: Epiphanius Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine The idea of the "Russian World" is a heresy, and Moscow Patriarch Kirill has adopted a pagan and anti-Orthodox imperialist and nationalist…
Archeology
The Vanished Tomb of Alexander the Great
One of the unsolved mysteries of antiquity is the time-worn tomb of Alexander the Great. His biographer Arrian / Arrian of Nicomedia, or Flavius Arrian, is a Greek who lived…