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Recent content by nutroll

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    Against My Better Judgment...

    But you reject icons and their veneration. I find that sad, but it's your choice. We're not going to stop because you don't agree.
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    Against My Better Judgment...

    It does go back to the apostles. And it is a real vehicle of grace that bears fruit daily in our lives. It's part of the unwritten Tradition of the Church that has been faithfully handed down. The ancient world didn't write down everything they thought or did. Generally only things that provoked...
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    Against My Better Judgment...

    "Windows to heaven" is in the Bible, huh? I'm gonna need chapter and verse on that one... My point is that veneration is all the same even if it looks different. Europeans kids each other, Americans shake hands, Japan's now to each other. They're all veneration, but they differ in form... The...
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    Against My Better Judgment...

    Find me a quote more than a hundred years old that calls icons windows to heaven. But you didn't put a picture of smurfs or bunny rabbits. You chose a picture of the Lord. It means something to you. You love Him, so you picked his picture. That's veneration. You might not call it that, but it...
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    Against My Better Judgment...

    It is a modern term that arises from pop theology. It's not a patristic term. So if you're not looking at it, it's not a reminder to you. It's serving another function... That quote simply says that Christians reject idolatry. We do. Also it's not a quote from an early church father...
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    Against My Better Judgment...

    Windows to heaven is a modern way of speaking of icons and is prone to misunderstanding which is why I seldom use the term. So do you actually spend time looking at the picture on your profile or is it mostly for the sake of others who will see it? I am not being loose with the word...
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    Orthodoxy and Ethnic Identity

    Exactly. We are experiencing something similar. And the people coming to my parish want the kind of Orthodoxy that we practice. The Antiochians are likewise growing as are the Greeks in my area. Generally speaking of it's not Russian-ness, Greek-ness, or Antiochian-ness that they are seeking but...
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    Against My Better Judgment...

    I've highlighted the key word in this quote which points to the entire problem with this thread. You've narrowly defined things to the point that you know there will be no answer sufficient to sway you. But you venerate images. You have a picture of Christ on your profile. Why? Why not a...
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    Can Orthodox Learn from Protestant Theologians?

    I would just draw your attention to an inconsistency. The criticism of Tradition tends to be that it introduces novelty that is not taught in Scripture -- the traditions of men that Christ warned about. And yet we are saying that tradition is what is handed down (albeit by word or epistle)...
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    Bubbles in Icons

    If you want to know whether something is an icon or just religious art, I would start with the question "who does this depict?" Most other forms of art you can ask "what does this depict?" and have some sort of answer -- a person, a thing, an idea, an emotion, etc. But icons depict people (the...
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    Bubbles in Icons

    I suspect that it has more to do with the artists showing their skill by painting something transparent
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    Bubbles in Icons

    That explains it. None of those are icons...
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    Bubbles in Icons

    You might want to link to the video. As an iconographer, I can't even imagine what you're referring to...
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    Published Orthodox Books Question

    Saint Innocent: Apostle to America was published at the end of the 70s, and is even dedicated to me (and two of my sisters, and my mom.)
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    Prayer requests post here!

    May her memory be eternal! May God grant you comfort in your mourning, Father.
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