Volume 0 Issue September 2004



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Glad Tidings

                                                  September 2004 

Visit the Greek Orthodox 

Archdiocese of America 

on the World Wide Web  

at:  http://www.goarch.org 

and St. George Greek  

Orthodox Church  

at:  http://www.stgeorgegoc.org 

 

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t has been brought to the attention of 



the Editorial Staff of Glad Tidings that 

some people in our community are 

offended or concerned that some 

articles are pointedly political in nature 

regarding certain social issues.  In the 

August issue we printed an article regarding 

Marriage, as it relates to the traditional 

nuclear family, and an excerpt of an article 

regarding Stem Cell Research, as it relates 

to the Pro-life movement.  Even though the 

people who wrote these articles were not 

Orthodox Christians, and those mentioned 

in the articles were not Orthodox 

Christians, we felt that the viewpoints 

portrayed were consistent with church 

teaching.  It has been suggested however, 

because Glad Tidings represents an 

Orthodox Church, that we print material 

written by Orthodox Christians.  To set the 

record straight we would like to take this 

opportunity to print, in this issue, quotes 

from Orthodox sources regarding Abortion, 

Stem Cell Research, Marriage, and Same 

Sex Unions.. 

 

ABORTION (www.goarch.com) 

      The Church from the very beginning of 

existence has sought to protect "the life in 

the womb" and has considered abortion as a 

form of murder in its theology and canons. 

Orthodox Christians are admonished not to 

encourage women to have abortions, nor to 

assist in the committing of abortion. Those 

who perform abortions and those who have 

sought it are doing an immoral deed, and 

are called to repentance.  

 

EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH 



(An excerpt from a statement of the Holy 

Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox 

Church in America (OCA)) 

       The current debate over research on 



embryonic stem cells raises in the starkest 

way a crucial moral question concerning 

the ultimate meaning and value of human 

life. 

       From  the  perspective  of  Orthodox 

Christianity, human life begins at 

conception (meaning fertilization with 

creation of the single-cell zygote). This 

conviction is grounded in the Biblical 

witness (e.g., Ps 139:13-16; Isaiah 49:1; 

Luke 1:41,44), as well as in the 

scientifically established fact that from 

conception there exists genetic uniqueness 

and cellular differentiation that, if the 

conceptus is allowed to develop normally, 

will produce a live human being.  Human 

life is sacred from its very beginning...As 

such, it is...created in the image of God and 

endowed with a sanctity that destines it for 

eternal life. 

 

MARRIAGE (www.goarch.com) 

       Marriage is one of the sacraments of the 

Orthodox Church. Orthodox Christians who 

marry must marry in the Church in order to 

be in sacramental communion with the 

Church. According to the Church canons, 

an Orthodox who marries outside the 

Church may not receive Holy Communion 

and may not serve as a sponsor, i.e. a 

Godparent at a Baptism, or as a sponsor at a 

Wedding. Certain marriages are prohibited 

by canon law, such as a marriage between 

first and second cousins, or between a 

Godparent and a Godchild. The first 

marriage of a man and a woman is honored 

by the Church with a richly symbolic 

service that eloquently speaks to everyone 

regarding the married state. The form of the 

service calls upon God to unite the couple 

through the prayer of the priest or bishop 

officiating.  



 

SAME SEX UNIONS 

(From Metropolitan Methodios of Boston) 

 

 

 

 

 The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of 

Boston categorically expresses in the 

strongest terms its great disappointment in 

the split decision taken by the Supreme 

Judicial Court of Massachusetts 

sanctioning same sex couple unions. 

 

 

 

 

 

In faithful accordance with holy 

tradition and scripture, Orthodox 

Christians define marriage as a sacred 

covenant between a man and a woman. We 

are greatly concerned with the far-reaching 

implications of the Supreme Court decision 

which will adversely affect society at large. 

We strongly urge our Massachusetts 

legislators to author and to pass an 

amendment to the Constitution which will 

defend the sanctity of marriage between a 

man and a woman. 

 

[This statement was read in all Greek 



Orthodox parishes in the Boston 

Metropolis. ] 

 

What the Orthodox Church teaches 



regarding Abortion,  Marriage, and 

other social issues can be found at  

http://www.goarch.org/ 

Jason and Kelly Barbes 

6926 Chicago Ave. 

Richfield, MN 55423-2521 

 

Steve Hatzis 

1868 Minnehaha 

St. Paul, MN 55119 

 

Elizabeth Stoller 

5145 France Ave. S. 

Minneapolis, MN 55410-2036 

 

Ted and Jennifer Toso 

630 Rum River Dr. 

Cambridge, MN 55008-1086 


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