Recent content by Josiah14

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    Orthodox view on Marriage, submission, roles, and family

    Almost nothing more should need to be said beyond this. The role of each in the family is to submit to the other in love, even to the point of martyrdom. It's no different than our calling to each and every person we meet in the world, but we are called to give our first and primary...
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    Presence on Stack Exchange?

    Should we (Orthodox in general) consider having a larger presence on the Christianity Stack Exchange community? It seems like it would be THE place to provide answers to concrete theological and praxical questions regarding Eastern Orthodoxy in a way that also gives us a presence and makes us...
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    St. Brigid of Kildare

    If you mean the one that says "Since I have fixed my mind on God, I have never taken it off", that one is favorite that I've found. I haven't been able to find an actual print of the icon, so I had to get a high res image online, print it out, and laminate it. I'd like to have a properly made...
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    St. Brigid of Kildare

    Beautiful icon. I have 2 prints of her icons hanging in my room, plus one I got from an Orthodox calendar.
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    St. Brigid of Kildare

    Thanks for the info. I never observed Saints till I became Orthodox, but I have a particular affinity for St. Brigid. I got her service from St. John of Kronstadt Press. The service very clearly indicates that one of her eyes was destroyed, and Wikipedia indicates that this tidbit is specific...
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    St. Brigid of Kildare

    As St. Brigid's day was Monday, and she is a very important Western Saint, I bought her service and prayed part of it today in her honor. In the canon, I noticed it was mentioned that she defended a city twice against Norse/barbarian invasions. I haven't been able to find these occurrences in...
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    What are the top 10 most dangerous cults in the world?

    well, your emotional status IS set to angry... And I thought the joke would be obvious as the entire thread has been centered around actual religious cults...
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    What are the top 10 most dangerous cults in the world?

    It's called a joke. Get a sense of humor. I'm a LoTR fan, I'm not hatin' on anyone.
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    What are the top 10 most dangerous cults in the world?

    My Top Ten 1: WoW 2: D&D 3: 501st Legion (a.k.a. Vader's First) 4: STARFLEET: the world wide star trek fan organization 5: Mythopoeic Society and The Tolkien Society of America 6: Citizens for Undead Rights & Equality (CURE) 7: Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation 8: The United...
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    Where do you draw the line? (Moved from Christianity and World Religions)

    We draw the line at what Christ and the Apostles believed on any issue. Makes it easy when deciding which doctrines are not important if they are all important.
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    Why do people strongly dislike Christians?

    You're very welcome for the conversation. I really appreciate your honesty and assertiveness on the topics we discussed. I tried my best to give you the same respect in my posts. I'll check out the link when I get a chance. Bear in mind, however, that while the Scriptures are at the center...
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    Why do people strongly dislike Christians?

    TSD, I will probably be leaving the forums for a while, too. I'm going to be pursuing a new degree (in Bioinformatics) and wont have time for this anymore. The religious debates here are interesting, but I'm more fascinated with the natural and life sciences. I wish everyone here the...
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    Why do people strongly dislike Christians?

    Aahh, I see what you are saying. I was told that the 5th counsel was defending free will against Originistic thought, and without leaving open the possibility that someone could reject God eternally, free will would be compromised. In other words, the idea that Gahenna cannot be eternal...
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    Why do people strongly dislike Christians?

    This, I think, is a faulty view. The true view is that the Holy Spirit works everywhere trying to draw people back to God, who is Love. If you're living in Hell and sin, then, yes, your worldview will be negative because you will notice Hell everywhere. However, if you're living in Heaven (in...
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    Justinian and Origen

    Good to know. I guess I should have been clearer about my question. It is my question, but only because I am in dialogue with heterodox on the issue. My strength isn't Church history.