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A New York Times Article, “Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing with Converts” – Terry Mattingly, 12/3/25 (3371)

Issues, Etc.

Lutheran Public Radio

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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O come, O come, Emmanuel.

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Listen to the best of the church's music for the Advent season at Lutheran Public Radio.org

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At point in lonely airs I'll hear until the son of God

0:23.5

Sacred music for the Advent season

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rejoice

0:30.6

So-called progressives, hate Christianity and love Islam. And this is because they associate Islam with being non-white, non-Western, and non-American, and non-Christian. And in their animus against Christianity, they think that makes Islam just great.

0:54.3

And young people particularly spend an inordinate amount of time on social media.

1:00.5

And that, you know, helps us feel like we are connected.

1:04.9

So I might know how to connect well over a screen, but they lack the ability to do so in person.

1:12.2

What sinful man needs is someone to spoil his party so he doesn't end up experiencing

1:18.4

the horrors of hell. He needs someone to put reality in front of him so he can be rescued

1:25.5

out of his fantasy before it's too late.

1:28.6

In this age of darkness, we must keep our lamps trimmed to dispel the darkness and to walk in

1:35.3

light. And this means attentiveness to the word of God, to the will of our Lord.

1:40.7

Wisconsin turkey producers love, issues, etc.

1:48.6

Music Wisconsin turkey producers love issues, etc. A headline from a recent long story from Ruth Graham of the New York Times, Orthodox

1:53.5

Church pews are overflowing with converts in the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America.

1:59.3

This has never been seen. Well, what does it represent,

2:03.8

a trend only for the Orthodox or for other denominations as well? Greetings and welcome to

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issues, et cetera, live on this Wednesday afternoon, December the 3rd. I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for

2:15.3

tuning us in. Terry Mattingly will join us to talk about this in New York

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