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Recent content by Etienne92

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    Can you explain the difference between the denominations? Also can you recommend a church in NYC?

    They're actually commonly used theological terms. You can swap conservative for traditional if you'd like. I'll give a Catholic example: Women who attend a daily Latin mass wearing a mantilla and do novenas and pray rosary several times a day are conservative in religious terms Women who...
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    If God created separate tribes and nations, are we defying his will by mixing them?

    I was thinking. There has to be a reason that God made Italians Italian and Koreans Korean and Moroccans Moroccan and Cherokees Cherokee so if we mix these groups together (as some people do either by having them live together via immigration policy or even reproducing with each other) how do...
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    Can you explain the difference between the denominations? Also can you recommend a church in NYC?

    Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Some parishes are known to be more liberal or more traditional than others — this exists in all faiths. As long as they are following the faith it is all a valid preference how they prefer to worship (covered heads for women, stricter ideas about...
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    Can you explain the difference between the denominations? Also can you recommend a church in NYC?

    By conservative I meant conservative in practice, not politically. By that I mean strict in their practice of faith — things such as enforced modesty, no communion without confession etc etc
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    Can you explain the difference between the denominations? Also can you recommend a church in NYC?

    I know that all Eastern Orthodox churches have the same doctrines and beliefs, but are some (in the US) known for being more conservative? More liberal? Which ones celebrate Christmas in January and which ones celebrate Christians in December? Any other quirks? In my area I have access to Greek...