Category Archives: Ecumenical & Interfaith

Cursing the Rainbow: Russian Orthodox Head Patriarch Names Gays as Cause of Ukraine War

Excerpts from “How the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a Putin enabler, spins the war.” by CATHY YOUNG, at the Bulwark, MARCH 9, 2022 Blaming the Ukraine Invasion on … the Gays? In the past ten days, plenty of rational-izations have been offered for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine—everything from “Russia needs a buffer … Continue reading Cursing the Rainbow: Russian Orthodox Head Patriarch Names Gays as Cause of Ukraine War →

Two Chilling Blasts From the (not so distant) Past

I’m reading a memoir/autobiography, Writing Straight With Crooked Lines, by Jim Forest. Jim died recently, after a long life spent in peace work, including much collaboration with Quakers. After the attack on a huge Ukrainian nuclear power plant, two passages in it leapt out at me this morning. The first was merely a blip — … Continue reading Two Chilling Blasts From the (not so distant) Past →

Update: Russian Antiwar Protesters & Arrests Continue

BY DASHA LITVINOVA Late Sunday Feb. 27, 2022 MOSCOW (AP) — From Moscow to Siberia, Russian anti-war activists took to the streets again Sunday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police. Demonstrators held pickets and marched in city centers, chanting “No to war!” as President … Continue reading Update: Russian Antiwar Protesters & Arrests Continue →

The Invasion of Ukraine is Also a Religious Crusade

“The conflict in Ukraine is all about religion and what kind of Orthodoxy will shape Eastern Europe and other Orthodox communities around the world (especially in Africa). Religion. This is a crusade, recapturing the Holy Land of Russian Orthodoxy, and defeating the Westernized (and decadent) heretics who do not bend the knee to Moscow’s spiritual authority. If … Continue reading The Invasion of Ukraine is Also a Religious Crusade →

Breaking: New Director of Quaker House; And an Open Letter

Wayne Finegar II of Baltimore Maryland was formally approved to become the next Director of Quaker House in Fayetteville NC on Sunday evening, February 13, 2023, by the Quaker House Board. He succeeds Kindra Bradley, who stepped down in October of 2021 due to family concerns. Wayne’s employment officially begins on March 1. He is … Continue reading Breaking: New Director of Quaker House; And an Open Letter →