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This week in American Orthodox history (January 30-February 5)

Jan 30, 2012

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A lot of Antiochian-related events this week: January 30, 1902: Archimandrite Raphael Hawaweeny, head of the Syro-Arab Orthodox Mission in America, began a pastoral journey to Mexico. Later this week — on February 3 — he made a brief stop in Cuba en route to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. St. Raphael remained in the Yucatan for…

This week in American Orthodox history (January 16-22)

Jan 16, 2012

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Matthew Namee

in Early Converts, Firsts, Orthodoxy in the Americas, Westernization

January 16, 1924: Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow — former Archbishop of North America, and future canonized saint — issued an ukaz removing Metropolitan Platon Rozhdestvensky from his post as primate in America for “public acts of counter-revolution.” Of course, Tikhon was under pressure from the Soviet government. Really, “pressure” is an understatement; I have no…

Christmas, the New Calendar, and the Russian Church in 1923

Dec 24, 2011

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Aram Sarkisian

in Orthodoxy in the Americas, Uncategorized

After reading Matthew Namee’s recent post on the celebration of Christmas according to the New Calendar in Orthodox parishes and jurisdictions in America during the first half of the 20th century, I thought it appropriate to post an article that appeared in the pages of the New York Times on December 25th, 1923. I think it’s…

Metropolia beats Moscow in court

Jul 13, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

In the Supreme Court cases Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral and its successor Kreshik v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, the highest court in the country ruled against the Metropolia and in favor of the Moscow Patriarchate in a dispute over church property. But Moscow didn’t win all the time. The 1962 Ohio Court of Appeals case…

ROCOR/OCA Episcopal Concelebration

Jun 15, 2011

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Guest Author

in Firsts, Inter-Orthodox, Orthodoxy in the Americas

Editor’s note: The following article was written by Christopher Orr. Update (6/18/11): What follows is an updated version of the original article. On May 24, 2011 – the feast of the holy Equals-of-the-Apostles, Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Enlighteners of the Slavs and the name day of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All-Russia – Metropolitan Jonah…

1965 Yale Law Journal article on the Moscow-Metropolia Supreme Court case

Jun 2, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

In May 1965, the Yale Law Journal published a paper entitled, “Judicial Intervention in Church Property Disputes: Some Constitutional Considerations,” by Dennis E. Curtis. (For the lawyers reading this, the citation is 74 Yale L.J. 1113.) This paper focuses primarily on Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, which we’ve been discussing at length here. Curtis begins…

NY Times article on Moscow-Metropolia Supreme Court case

May 30, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

From the New York Times, November 25, 1952, page 31: U.S. COURT VOIDS ACT ON RUSSIAN CHURCH State Law to End Communist Sway in Orthodox Cathedral Here Is Upset by Ruling RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CITED 8-to-1 Decision Holds Action Violated 14th Amendment — Jackson Lone Dissenter BY CLAYTON KNOWLES WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 — The Supreme Court…

Moscow v. the Metropolia, part 4: initial impressions

May 27, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

To read my previous articles on the 1952 Supreme Court case Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, click here. For the full text of the Supreme Court opinions, click here. In my last four articles, I summarized the majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions in Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral. Here, I will offer my initial impressions of…

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 3: Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion

May 26, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

Lately, I’ve been analyzing the Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral, a landmark 1952 Supreme Court case. For all the articles I’ve written on the case, click here. In this article, I am focusing on Justice Jackson’s dissenting opinion. (A brief note: in the past articles, I erroneously referred to Justice Jackson as Justice Black. I…

Moscow v. the Metropolia in the Supreme Court, Part 2: Justice Frankfurter’s concurring opinion

May 25, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

In my previous two articles (available here), I discussed the majority opinion in the 1952 Supreme Court case Kedroff v. St. Nicholas Cathedral. Today, I’ll discuss the concurring opinion of Justice Frankfurter. And just to be clear — “concurring opinion” means that Justice Frankfurter agreed with the ultimate outcome of the case (a victory for the Moscow Patriarchal jurisdiction), but differed to…

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