IV. Christian ethics and secular law
IV. 1. God is perfection, therefore the world created by Him is perfect and harmonious. Life is observance of the divine laws,... Read More
V. Church and politics
V. 1. In the contemporary state, citizens participate in the government of the country by voting. Most of them belong to political... Read More
VI. Labour and its fruits
VI. 1. Labour is an organic element of human life. The Book of Genesis says that in the beginning "there was not... Read More
VII. Property
VII. 1. Property is commonly understood as a socially recognised form of people's relation to the fruits of labour and to natural... Read More
VIII. War and peace
VIII. 1. War is a physical manifestation of the latent illness of humanity, which is fratricidal hatred (Gen. 4:3-12). Wars have accompanied... Read More
Merciful stories
A Patriarch Calls on Soldiers in the Soviet Army Not to Shed Blood On August 19, 1991, Soviet KGB and party hard-liners... Read More
IX. Crime, punishment, reformation
IX. 1. Christians are called to be law-abiding citizens of their homeland on earth, accepting that every soul should be "subject unto... Read More
X. Personal, family and public morality
X. 1. The difference between the sexes is a special gift of the Creator to human beings He created. "So God created... Read More
XI. Personal and national health
XI. 1. At all times the Church has been concerned for the human health, both spiritual and physical. From the Orthodox perspective,... Read More
Advice on Peacemaking from the Saints
St. John Chrysostom: Do you wish to honor the Body of the Savior? Do not despise it when it is naked. Do... Read More