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Sep 2024
30m 57s

Orthodoxy Going Woke? New Interfaith Cen...

Michael Lofton
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Michael Lofton examines the new interfaith center in Moscow that features an Orthodox Church, Synagogue, Mosque and a Buddhist Temple. He also reviews Patriarch Bartholomew saying all religions worship the same God, Patriarch Kirill and Patriarch Tawadros II who say Muslims and Christians worship the same God. He then addresses Orthobro objections to these criticisms and calls Orthodox to consistency in their objections against Catholics.

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