Earlier this year, a Russian Orthodox player for the Philadelphia Flyers was widely condemned by ESPN and various pro LGBT groups for refusing to wear the rainbow on his uniform. In the past, various Evangelical and other Christians in professional sports have refused to display the rainbow. The first commandment teaches us to have no gods except the true God who for Christians is the holy Trinity.
We are commanded to reject idols or to make offerings to pagan gods. Church history is full of martyrs and saints who confessed their faith in Christ at the expense of their lives. The rainbow has now become an idol where Christians are being told to wear it, even if it conflicts with their faith. This is not only a violation of religious freedom, but a violation of the right to freedom of conscience.
Much is happening as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is preparing to serve a liturgy in an Episcipal Cathedral on June 10. The Episcopalians were woke long before there was any such thing as woke. Gay marriage and transgenderism were embraced by this sect decades ago. The Episcopalians have not been Christians for a long time.
Yet, Archbishop Elpidophoros will serve the liturgy in an Episcopalian Cathedral which are full of rainbow flags, oblivious to the growing Anti Christian hatred being espoused by the LGBT movement. It should be stated that the Archbishop and the Patriarch have refused to condemn the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. But the Archbishop will serve liturgy in a “church” that is in effect a pagan temple.
Meanwhile, the LA Dodgers have embraced an infamous group of drag queens that openly desecrate the cross and have profaned Christ and the Mother of God in unspeakable ways. They will honor them on June 16. The political establishment in California has embraced this notorious group. No one on the political left had condemned the anti Catholic group or the blasphemous activities it engages in.
This says everything about the Archbishop and the pathetic state of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. Those who serve at the Atchdiocese in New York are out of touch with reality and with their own faithful. No wonder the faithful are leaving. The Archdiocese is complicit in scandal after scandal and is completely indifferent to the moral crisis in the country and society in which they live.
The LGBT movement has established an influence over the schools, the medical profession, and many politicians including the President. Teenage girls have been persuaded they are “trans”. They have gotten mastectomies and others have has hysterectomies. This is known because conservative media such as National Review and others such as journalist Abigail Shrier have reported on the horrific crimes being perpetrated against children.
What does Christ tell us to do?Are Christians to join the new pagans as the Archbishop seems to be doing? The LGBT movement is gaining strength and its hostility to ALL Christians is unmistakable. Tragically, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is morally and spiritually bankrupt at a time when the Church must raise its voice.
Today, the Roman Catholics and the Evangelicals. Does anyone think Orthodox Christians won’t come under similar attack? In 1965, Archbishop Iakovos stuck his neck out and went to Alabama to March with Martin Luther King. Contrast the two Archbishops.
This blogger had no desire to get involved in the cultural wars. But considering the rising hostility to the Christian faith and the grooming and mutilation of children, protests must be made.
Unfortunately, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese will not lead. Archbishop Elpidophoros must be deposed. That is a necessary first step in preparing for the tough challenges ahead.
