Engaging the ELCA in Post-Measure 3 Dialogue
Although I think a combination of Planned Parenthood money and typical North Dakotan skepticism is what ultimately did in Measure 3, the resolution presented as a press release by the ELCA diocese of...
View ArticleWhen States Force A Particular Secular Perspective
Recently, in a comment, Andrew raised the choices before Roman Catholic adoption agencies when states have mandated that all adoption agencies must be willing to adopt children to homosexual couples....
View ArticleThe Burning of Bucyrus, North Dakota
Bucyrus did not have an Orthodox church, but it did have a Lutheran church building. It was also very close to land my family owns. As many may now be aware, a wildfire just wiped this little town...
View ArticleUpcoming St. Nicholas Day Celebration
October 28th, 2012 For Immediate Release Saint Nicholas Day to be celebrated at local Orthodox Church Popular Saint of Eastern Orthodox Christian Church has a rich real-life story and is held up as...
View ArticleAbortion as a Political, Philosophical, and Theological Issue: Connecting a...
North Dakota has recently passed legislation restricting abortion. Although, in part, it draws a line at a “heartbeat,” which does not define when conception occurs and allows for “the morning after...
View ArticleOrthodox Easter and Church History
Sunday was Pascha (“Easter”) for Orthodox Christians across the globe. For us, it meant the conclusion to a long Holy Week and a wonderful celebration of the resurrection of Christ in the very...
View ArticleWhy Christians Should Defend the Choice to be an Atheist
Since we’re in North Dakota, we might not have heard of this, but in Arizona, some Republicans want to pass legislation stating that one cannot graduate from high school if one is an atheist. Don’t...
View ArticleReflections on Religious History in North Dakota Post 1
Today, I begin a series of posts on the religious history of North Dakota. This series will not be a straight-forward history of first this and then that. Rather, it will be more of a historical...
View ArticleReflections on Religious History in North Dakota, Post 2: What We Can Learn...
I thought it might be time to give another post related to religious history in North Dakota. In my last post, I discussed how just a couple generations ago, North Dakota was much more like a frontier...
View ArticleNew North Dakota Orthodox Christian Temple: a Pastoral Reflection
Orthodox Christianity in North Dakota is on the opposite end of the demographic scale from Lutheranism, so when an Orthodox mission plant grows enough to purchase its first building, it ‘s a big deal....
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