Throughout history, the Orthodox Church has been confronted with many controversial issues in society. Irrespective of when the Church dealt with a particular issue, the method of dealing with the issue has been the same: acquiring the Mind of Christ. Thus, when an issue arises for which there is no clear consensus, the Church looks to the Pillars of Her Faith: the Holy Scriptures, the Early Church Fathers, and the Holy Tradition of the Church to acquire oneness of Mind based on the time-honored Faith and teachings of the Church. It is important to note, as well, that the Church never begins this process for the sake of intellectual curiosity; the issue must be real and in need of an answer inspired by the Holy Spirit.
The following articles reflect some of the Church’s stands and opinions on modern social issues.
1/1/11 Bombing
21 Coptic martyrs
21 martyrs of Libya
AB 1266
abba
abba antony
Abba Antony the Great
Abba Bessarion
Abba Makarios of Alexandria
abbas
abbasiya
abbasiya square
abomination of desolation
Abortion
Abouna Antonious
Abouna Fanous
Abouna Lazarus
absolute truth
academics
accusing others
addict
Addiction
Admonishing Others
Adnan Syed
aid
Al Omraniya
Aleppo
alexandria
Alexandria Massacre
Almsgiving
Alumni & Friends
America
American Coptic Orthodox Church
anba bola
Ancient Faith Radio
Angel of the Lord
angelology
angels
Anger
anguish
animals
Annunciation
antichrist
Antiochian Orthodox Church
Antonious el Sourian
Antonious el Suryani
Antony the Syrian
apocalypse
Apostolic Fathers
Archdeacon Macarius Paul
Aref Aziz
armageddon
Armenian Genocide
arrogance
athanasius
atheism
atheist
atheists
athonites
authentic
authenticity
Babah
Baptism
Bathsheba
beginnings
being that guy
Belief
Bellflower
bestiality
bible
Bible knowledge
Bible Study
big bang
Bishop Abraham
Bishop Angaelos
Bishop Arsany
Bishop Kyrillos
Bishop Rofail
Bishop Youssef
Black Friday
blame
Boston
Boston Marathon
Brain Death
Burning Bush
cairo
cairo cathedral bombing
canamorthodox
cassian
cause
chalcedon
chalcedonian
child-bearing
children
Christian Living
Christianity
Christmas
Christology
Church History
Church of the Holy Cross
cigarettes
Clergy
Clergy Meetings
college
comfort
Commemoration
Communion
community
Comparative Theology
compassion
Condolences
conference
Confession
conflict
Consecrations
consolation
Conventions
coptic
Coptic Educational Foundation
Coptic League
coptic orthodox
Coptic Orthodox Bishops of North America
Coptic Orthodox Church
coptic orthodox stance
Corruption
Costa Mesa
Council of Ephesus
Counseling
Covenant Thursday
COVID-19
critical thinking
Crucifixion
CST
Current Students
Cyril
Deacons
Death
deception
decption
dedication
defending others
Deification
Deir el-Sultan
demons
desert
desert fathers
Desert Fathers Series
desert wisdom
despair
Devil
diakonia
dialogue
dialogues
diocese
Diocese News
Discipleship
discipline
disunity
Divine Liturgy
division
Divorce
Doctrine
Dogma
Donate
dope
doubt
drugs
Early Church Fathers
Easter
eastern orthodox
ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastical Choir
Ecclesiology
Ecumenism
Education
ego
egocentric
egocentricity
Egypt
Egypt Elections
Egyptian Constitution
el anba Bola
el anba paula
el nasi
Elder Paisios
Elder Seraphim of Vyritsa
elders
eldership
Elevations
Elias
Elijah
end of the world
end of times
End Times
Enemies
equality
ethiopia
Eucharist
euphemia
Euthanasia
evangelicals
Evil
evolution
Excused Absence
excusing others
exegesis
Experience of Evil
explosion
Extremism
FAFSA
faith
Faith, Dogma and History
Faithlessness
falling away
family
Family Issues
Family Life
Family Ministry
Family Planning
Fast of Jonah
Fasting
fear
Feast of Nayrouz
Feast of our Lord's Entry into Jerusalem
Feast of Pentecost
Feast of the Annunciation
Feast of the Ascension
Feast of the Cross
Feast of the Entry of the Holy Theotokos into the Temple
Feast of the Epiphany
Feast of the Holy Apostles
Feast of the Miracle at the Wedding of Cana of Galilee
Feast of the Nativity
Feast of the Resurrection
Feast of the Theophany
Feast of the Transfiguration
Featured
financial
forgiveness
fornication
Fr. Isaac Boulos
Fr. John Mikhail
Fr. John Paul Abdelsayed
Fr. Jonah Labib
Fr. Mauritius Mikhail
Fr. Moses Samaan
Fr. Shenouda Ghattas
free will
Freedom
friends
Friendship
Fun
Funeral
gay
gay marriage
genders
Genealogy
Genesis
Gethsemane
Good Shepherd
gospel
Gospel according to John
Grace
grants
Great Fast
Great Friday
Great Lent
gregory of nyssa
grief
grieving
GYP
Habeeb Girgis
Hagiography
Halloween
Happiness
Harry Potter
Hawaii
Health
Heresies
Heresy
Hermione Granger
HIV/AIDS
holiness
Holocaust
holy
Holy Apostles
Holy Church
Holy Communion
Holy Cross
Holy Orders
Holy Pascha
Holy Scripture
Holy Scriptures
Holy Spirit
Holy Synod
Holy Theotokos
Holy Theotokos Saint Mary
holy thursday
Holy Tradition
Holy Zacharias
Homily
Homosexuality
human rights
humanism
humility
hurt
Husbands
Hypostatic Union
image
image and likeness
In Memoriam
Incarnation
incest
Independence Day
independent thinking
individuality
infant death
infants
inspiration
iraq
islam
isolation
January 2017 Women's Protest
jealous
Jean Danielou
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Jesus Prayer
Jews
jobs
John
John Damascene
John Mack
John of Damascus
joy
judging
judgment
July 4
June 30 Revolution
juneteenth
Kareem Elgawly
Kiahk
kindness
King
Kingship
knowledge
Knowledge of Evil
Koinonia
lawlessness
Lazarus
Lazarus el-Antoni
Lazarus Saturday
leadership
Lectures
Lent
leo of rome
Let Me Tell You a Story
liberty
Libya
Life
life of pi
likeness
Liturgy
loans
logic
Logos
loneliness
long suffering
loss
Love
Lucifer
Luke
lust
lying
Mahragan Al Keraza
Mammon
marijuana
Marital Enrichment
marital enrichment seminar
maro
Marriage
Martyrdom
martyrs
maryann rofail
Maspero
Mass Shooting
Mass Shootings
Material Wealth
Matthew
maturation
maundy thursday
Meditations
melancholy
men
Menstruation
Mental Health
mercy
Metropolitan Antonious
Metropolitan Hedra
Metropolitan Mikhail of Assiut
Metropolitan Philip
Metropolitan Serapion
ministers
miracle
Miracles
Mission
moderation
Modernization
monastery of the Syrians
Monasticism
Money
monophysite
Mor Ignatius Zakka Iwas
morality
Moscow
Moses
moses the black
moses the ethiopian
Mother Maria of Paris
mothers
mourning
Music
Mysteries
Nag Hammadi
Names
Nativity
Nativity Fast
Nativity of Christ
Nature of Christ
nayrouz
Negativity
New Martyrs
New Martyrs of Libya
New Parish
New Priest
New Year
Newport Beach
News
Nocturnal Emissions
objectivity
On the Incarnation
One-Flesh Unity
Orange County
Ordinations
Organ Transplant
oriental orthodox
origen
orthodox
Orthodox Church in America
orthodox coptic orthodox
Orthodox Day of Praise
Orthodox Faith
orthodox stance
Orthodoxy
Our story
pain
palm sunday
palm sunday martyrs
palm sunday murders
pantaenus
Papal Election 2012
Parables
paradise of the fathers
Paralytic
Paralytic Man
Parenting
parents
Parish News
pascha
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Pastoral Visit
pastors
patience
Patriarch
Patristics
Peace
peer pressure
Pentecost
Persecution
political correctness
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polygamy
Pope
Pope Francis
Pope Shenouda III
pope tawadros
Pope Tawadros II
popularity
pornography
Positivity
Possessions
post-secondary
Poverty
Prayer
Premarital Counseling
prep
preparation
President Biden
Press Release
pride
Priesthood
Priestly Cassock
problem of evil
prodigal son
program
Prophecy
Prospective Students
protestantism
Protoevangelium of James
proverbs
Psalms
Psalms of Ascent
Public Ministry
Publications
purpose
Q&A
Q&A
Quotes
Rahab
Raising Children
Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain
real
Receptions
relativism
religion
Remarriage
Repentance
respect
resurrection
Retreats
Revelation
Rich Young Man
Right to Die
Rites
roles
Roman Catholic Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Ruth
Sacraments
sacrifce
sacrifice
sadness
saint
saint antony
Saint Antony Monastery
Saints
Salvation
Samaritan Woman
Same-Sex Marriage
sanctification
Santa Verena Charity
sceptic
scepticism
Schedule of Services
schism
science
SCOTUS
Seasons
Secularism
seeking truth
Self Examination
self-accusation
self-denial
self-entitlement
self-knowledge
Self-Renunciation
selflessness
Seminar
Seminary
Serial
servant
Servants
service
Service Trip
Services & Information
sexuality
sheesha
shepherding
shisha
Shopping
sin
sincerity
slider
smoking
Social Issues
social norms
social service
solitude
Solomon
Song of Ascents
sorrow
Soteriology
Souther
Southern Region
Speech
Spiritual Day
Spiritual Growth
Spiritual Life
spiritual rule
Spiritual Warfare
Spirituality
St. Athanasius
St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Coptic Orthodox Theological Library
St. Basil
St. Cyprian
St. Cyril of Alexandria
St. Demiana - Bakersfield
St. Elizabeth
St. George Church
St. Gregory Nazianzen
St. Gregory the Theologian
St. Irenaeus
St. John Chrysostom
St. John Chrysostomos
St. John the Beloved
St. Justina
St. Marina
St. Mary
St. Monica
St. Paul
St. Paul Brotherhood
St. Paul the Anchorite
St. Pope Kyrillos VI
St. Thaïs
Starbucks
Stem Cells
stewardship
striving
student life
suffering
Suicide
Summer Conventions
sunday school
Syria
Syriac Orthodox Church
Syrian Refugees
takes a whole village to raise one child
Tamar
tanta
tawadros ii
Teenagers
temple
Temple Tax
Terrorism
Thanksgiving
Theological Library
Theology
Theosis
Theotokos
Third Day Memorial
Thomas Sunday
time management
time with children
Tithing
TOEFL
tome of leo
Tradition
tragedy
Transfiguration
Treasures of the Fathers
trials
Tribulation
tribulations
Trinity
truth
Uncategorized
Undisclosed
United States
Unity
university
upbringing
Upcoming Events
Upper Egypt
USSC
values
victory
Video
Violence
Virgin Mary
Visitors
Voter Registration
war
warfare
water pipes
Wealth
Wedding
Wedding Receptions
weed
weeping
wisdom
Wives
Women
Women's Issues
Women's Ministry
Women's Rights
Wonder
yann martel
Youth
Youth Ministry
Youth Spiritual Competitions
Zacchaeus
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انطونيوس السرياني