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- proper noun The
beliefs andpractices of theEastern Orthodox Church ; i.e.Greek Orthodox Church , Romanian Orthodox Church,Russian Orthodox Church , Serbian Orthodox Church, or of OrthodoxJudaism
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The more we learn (more every day!) the more we know the Neodarwinian "Orthodoxy" is wrong.
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The tide has shifted such that Orthodoxy is gaining adherents, largely through natural increase, and the other movements are shrinking.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Thought on American Jewish Demography 2010
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Orthodoxy is the body of essential Christian doctrines – those doctrines that make Christianity Christian and not something else.
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G.K. Chesterton in Orthodoxy notes that it is a bad idea to think of sin in terms of disease; we cure disease largely through rest, but we cure sin through vigorous action, by buffeting the body and making it our slave.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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G.K. Chesterton in Orthodoxy notes that it is a bad idea to think of sin in terms of disease; we cure disease largely through rest, but we cure sin through vigorous action, by buffeting the body and making it our slave.
The Burning Hell 2007
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Moreover, Russians associate the word communist with traditional concepts of community that are deeply rooted in Russian Orthodoxy and the national mentality.
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Krusevac has a sacred place in Serbian Orthodoxy - it was from there in 1389 that a Serb Orthodox army under Prince Lazar his icon is above left to be crushed by Muslim forces in the battle of Kosovo.
Archive 2007-09-01 Burke's Corner 2007
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Keeping statistics on the number of "reasoned" adherents to Darwinian Orthodoxy is not my job.
The Memory Hole 2005
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And in many places Orthodoxy is the only game in town, though there are also Liberal and Reform synagogues (the divisions are a bit different there).
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Krusevac has a sacred place in Serbian Orthodoxy - it was from there in 1389 that a Serb Orthodox army under Prince Lazar his icon is above left to be crushed by Muslim forces in the battle of Kosovo.
Seeking the Permanent Things Burke's Corner 2007
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