Orthodox Church NewsNews on Orthodox Church continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Refugees from South Ossetia recall terror of fleeing Georgian invasion- August 14, 2008 Sarmat Kapisov ran all night through the forest with his family, fleeing the fighting in South Ossetia and headed for the Georgia-Russia border.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/refugees-from-south-ossetia-recall-terror-o... Georgians In Chicago Protest Russian Military Action- August 13, 2008 Georgian-Americans on Tuesday took to the streets to protest Russian military action in the former Soviet republic.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/georgians-in-chicago-protest-russian-milita... Ultra-Orthodox candidate for Jerusalem mayor - MK Meir Porush- August 12, 2008 MK Meir Porush was unanimously elected Monday evening as the ultra-Orthodox parties' candidate in the upcoming municipal elections in Jerusalem - " the United Torah Judaism faction announced.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/ultra-orthodox-candidate-for-jerusalem-mayo... The Eastern Orthodox Christian Tradition of Fasting- August 10, 2008 On Aug. 1, approximately 225 million Eastern Orthodox Christians were instructed to begin another season of fasting, the Dormition's Fast.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/the-eastern-orthodox-christian-tradition-of... Frummers Attack Rov- August 9, 2008 This is apparently what happened on my doorstep, in Stamford Hill: A A rabbi who uncovers child abuse in strictly Orthodox communities says he feared for his life as he was chased by a group of 200 Charedi men ...http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/frummers-attack-rov?fromrss=1 Many dead, wounded in Georgian attack on rebel region: rebels- August 8, 2008 The Georgian military offensive against the breakaway region of South Ossetia overnight has caused "deaths and many wounded," the rebels' representative in Moscow told the Interfax news agency on Friday.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/many-dead-wounded-in-georgian-attack-on-reb... Gay relationships can be as good as marriage, says the Archbishop of Canterbury- August 8, 2008 The Archbishop of Canterbury has equated gay sexual relationships to heterosexual marriage.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/gay-relationships-can-be-as-good-as-marriag... Dissident Author Laid to Rest- August 7, 2008 Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books exposed the horrors of Soviet slave labour camps, was buried on Wednesday in a Russian Orthodox ceremony.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/dissident-author-laid-to-rest?fromrss=1 Ethnic markets add to diverse cultural fabric in Manville- August 7, 2008 Local market and convenience-shop owners credit good prices, a small-town atmosphere and knowing their customers by name for attracting more business onto borough streets.http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/ethnic-markets-add-to-diverse-cultural-fabr... Soviet critic and Nobel Prize-winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn buried in Moscow- August 6, 2008 Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author who exposed the horrors of Soviet slave labour camps, was buried Wednesday in a Russian Orthodox ceremony that included goose-stepping guards and the ...http://www.topix.net/religion/orthodox/2008/08/soviet-critic-and-nobel-prize-winner-alexan... |