Jodran Bajis is not Orthodox.... was he ever?
Check out his community:
http://www.holytrinitycommunity.org/
Check out his community:
http://www.holytrinitycommunity.org/
Jodran Bajis is not Orthodox.... was he ever?
Check out his community:
http://www.holytrinitycommunity.org/
This is what my friend told me last night. An apostate? It seems odd that there's no documentation of his conversion or apostacy from Orthodoxy anywhere online as far as I've seen.I think he was at one time (though I'm only assuming this based on where he studied and what he has written in COMMON GROUND), but he certainly is not at present.
The strangest thing is that apart from that section you posted the link to, what is written on that site sounds Orthodox. It's almost like they really do think they are part of the Orthodox Church whilst simultaneously not being - not sure about the mental gymnastics required to hold to a position like that. Having seen this it wouldn't surprise me if he was never really Orthodox in the first place but rather something like those American evangelicals that converted en masse years ago, but without the actual conversion - Protestants who think they can be Orthodox simply by agreeing ith most of our theology.This is what my friend told me last night. An apostate? It seems odd that there's no documentation of his conversion or apostacy from Orthodoxy anywhere online as far as I've seen.
Correction... his book is GREAT for beginners!I thought he was a cradle who apostacized?
His book is good for beginners - but he himself is deeply deceived.
That's he's excommunicated.
As authio said.Well, what is it that they are supposed to say about him?
And it is true. it may have been done silently. But the fact that he is still in involved with some GOArch activities and parish functions as well as even be considered by any Orthodox to be a crown-bearer tells me that perhaps the message needs to be made more public like a message sent to all bishops and then to all priests. From there the priest can just be aware of this and not work in any functions with him. Many of them just may not know and on things like excommunication, most priests I have known will not act on those unless they know somethign from THEIR bishop.But how do they announce something like that? I mean, I've seen plenty of Orthodox who've apostasized and not exactly been quiet about it, and I've never seen the Orthodox jurisdiction of which they were a part make a public statement on the matter without something criminal being involved.
that's a very good idea.I would think that Light & Life Publishing should revise the front page or the back cover of the book to indicate clearly that Bajis is not an Eastern Orthodox Christian. That does not make his book of less value, but it does clarify for the reader that the author is not Orthodox. As it currently stands, the book doesn't say one way or the other, but its publication and promotion by Light & Life would make one think that he is Orthodox.
Such a good idea that I just contacted them asking them to look into this and seriously consider putting such a disclaimer. I made it very clear that this was not in order to be some witch hunt in order to "shame" the author back to the Church, but simply to let those unsusp[ecting know that he is not part of any Canonical Orthodox Jurisdiction.I would think that Light & Life Publishing should revise the front page or the back cover of the book to indicate clearly that Bajis is not an Eastern Orthodox Christian. That does not make his book of less value, but it does clarify for the reader that the author is not Orthodox. As it currently stands, the book doesn't say one way or the other, but its publication and promotion by Light & Life would make one think that he is Orthodox.
If it has MY signature on it... the Bishop will definitely be all ears! lolWell, let's somebody type up a letter to the bishop, print it, give it a signature, and send it off with Cree's recommendation.