#Orthodoxy

21/ I know well over 10 professors who have explicitly told me that they self-censor. I am sure there are many many more. Scientists are terrified to posit certain causal
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If we do not support good things, they will die. In an internet age we like to imagine that Someone Else will pay for it, or If It's Actually Worthwhile
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Re: "orthodoxy" I continue to have Thomas and Anselm as my favorite exemplars. Theology (as they exemplify it and I try to imitate) starts from truths accepted in faith and
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The assumption that all Orthodox Jews are homophobes is just wrong. The chief rabbi of the commonwealth has published LGBT guides for orthodox schools. He actively calls for more acceptance.
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A quick rundown on the state of Orthodox Twitter, a thread: "Women should submit to their males"Ameridox: "Ackshually" "Here's something Hitler did in relation to Orthodoxy, he isn't as bad
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Many folks write or read the terms Haredi, ultra-Orthodox, Hasidic/Hasid, and yeshivish without knowing what those words mean.This might help a bit. Caveat: Jews are people, too. Individuals or communities
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It struck me this evening why I have always been reluctant to truly embrace the “inclusive orthodoxy” label. Aside from that label having a less than stellar record in online
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This is the thrilling romance of Orthodoxy. People have fallen into a foolish habit of speaking of orthodoxy as something heavy, humdrum, and safe. There never was anything so perilous
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1.) THREAD:Dear fellow minorities, when we do justice on behalf of the vulnerable, we should seek to work with not just those who are all about Justice (Orthopraxy - right
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When women hold power in a church, officially or unofficially, two things happen: (1) They strive to include anyone agreeable, regardless of error; (2) They strive to exclude anyone disagreeable,
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Before I went to bed last night I got into another of the conversations I actually find very heart breaking.I just want honesty in this. In the end, most EO
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Abuse, racism, and prejudice are all violations of orthodoxy because they undermine the attributes of the church: They undermine the Holiness of the church because their practice assumes that since
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As I’ve been out of an official Christian pastor role for almost a year, I’ve been wrestling with the question of why Jesus needs to be part of my spirituality.
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One major difference between democracy and ultra-Orthodoxy (authoritarianism) is that the former was built to work even when leaders are self-serving, duplicitous, and often stupid; the latter only works when
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Something frequently asked of me is, "How can you call yourself Orthodox and queer?"The thoughts in this thread are not fresh, new, or revolutionary, but rather a summation of what
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For Orthodox Christians, today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Read the story--it's a wild ride. The "veracity" of which the historian in me sometimes struggles
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