Staff/Member Thread -- Political Forum for TAW?

[Jesus4Madrid]

The first rule about Orthodox Political Club in St. Justin's?

Don't talk about Orthodox Political Club in St. Justin's.

Lol!

Blessed Great and Holy Week to you and your family!

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

The first rule about Orthodox Political Club in St. Justin's?

Don't talk about Orthodox Political Club in St. Justin's.

Wise council that!

Everyone, should I start another poll and include some of the options that make provision for keeping St. Justin's?

Right now It's split, with a one vote advantage for maintaining the status quo.

 

[Knee V]

Wise council that!

Everyone, should I start another poll and include some of the options that make provision for keeping St. Justin's?

Right now It's split, with a one vote advantage for maintaining the status quo.

I'm down with that.

 

[RobNJ]

Wise council that!

Everyone, should I start another poll and include some of the options that make provision for keeping St. Justin's?

Right now It's split, with a one vote advantage for maintaining the status quo.

Sounds like a plan

 

[Chesterton]

Right now It's split, with a one vote advantage for maintaining the status quo.

A two vote advantage now. I don't see what's so hard about just ignoring "disruptive" things in threads. I have strong opinions about lots of things, but I'm always just a mouse click away from not reading what I don't want to read, or "turning the other cheek" you might say.

 

[rusmeister]

So if I'm understanding this right, you're saying that we would have all serious political disagreement, including between Orthodox Christians, go to St Justin's. I'm OK with that. The main thing is that the main forum should be a peaceful haven where we affirm what we do believe in common, not argue about what we don't believe.

As far as I'm concerned, disagreement between Orthodox over what the Faith, Holy Tradition, is, and what it teaches, is much worse than disagreement over the things of this world. We KNOW the world is messed up, and even that the Church is full of messed-up Christians (including me). But we ought to be in agreement about a lot more than only the Symbol of Faith and that the content of the Seven Councils is what it is, if our Faith is not in vain.

We can certainly be mistaken about the things of this world. So earthly politics falls into the bucket of things we may legitimately disagree about. But we must not be mistaken over what the Truth and Holy Tradition are, and not even St Justin's can help us if we tolerate dissent over that (and we have).

 

[All4Christ]

So if I'm understanding this right, you're saying that we would have all serious political disagreement, including between Orthodox Christians, go to St Justin's. I'm OK with that. The main thing is that the main forum should be a peaceful haven where we affirm what we do believe in common, not argue about what we don't believe. As far as I'm concerned, disagreement between Orthodox over what the Faith, Holy Tradition, is, and what it teaches, is much worse than disagreement over the things of this world. We KNOW the world is messed up, and even that the Church is full of messed-up Christians (including me). But we ought to be in agreement about a lot more than only the Symbol of Faith and that the content of the Seven Councils is what it is, if our Faith is not in vain. We can certainly be mistaken about the things of this world. So earthly politics falls into the bucket of things we may legitimately disagree about. But we must not be mistaken over what the Truth and Holy Tradition are, and not even St Justin's can help us if we tolerate dissent over that (and we have).

Agree 100%

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Closing this thread, added new poll, and moved discussion here: http://www.christianforums.com/t7874315/

Closing this thread.

Mark