Tom Hanks

GBTWC said:

maybe I wasnt clear my issue is not with us pointing out that they are Orthodox

my point was that perhaps when we proclaim our faith.....see my last post
http://www.christianforums.com/t7366937-5/#post51693734


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My point is this: there are many people who proclaim themselves to be Orthodox Christians who are famous and then live lives that would put most everyone to shame. I hate to keep harking on the example, but Troy Polamalu is one of them. I doubt many here would weekly attend 4 hour Divine Liturgies at a monastary and yet that is exactly what he does during football season. I am sure if any of us made the kind of interception he made last fall with the ball one inch off the ground we would be talking about it for weeks on end, and yet right after that interception Troy was talking to a personal friend of mine not about the interception but about the wonders of the Orthodox Study Bible.

Before you go judging others just because they are famous for proclaiming their own Christianity make sure your own life is in order. Otherwise you have no room to talk.

Troy Polamalu is cool
there all cool Im not the judge anyway. if you put my life next to theirs id probably look pretty silly.

alright I gotta go Im off to Divine Liturgy see ya'll Ill be back in about 4 hours or so after its over

GBTWC said:

perhaps He doesnt like my naked mole-rat

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it is disturbing... but I have all avatars hidden, so I have less of a bias against you to begin with.

don't forget we also have all three members of Hanson. their aunt is a nun in Greece.

wow, I thought Hanson was Mormon.

or I should say "were" or better yet "are".

Joshua G. said:

wow, I thought Hanson was Mormon.

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Maybe they just reminded you of the Osmond family.

ArmyMatt said:

don't forget we also have all three members of Hanson. their aunt is a nun in Greece.

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seriously?

Yes, their conversion made the Ortho gossip circuit maybe 2-3 years back? Before, I believe their family was evangelical/nondenom, not Mormon. Maybe just b/c they're clean-cut blonde kids you thought they were Mormon!

my friend always tells me that Franco Harris is Orthodox.

my friend always tells me that Franco Harris is Orthodox.

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Greek like Polamalu I think

Wiki wasn't wrong. Regarding Alex Rodriguez, his (former?) wife is the granddaughter of a Greek Orthodox priest. An article discussing his presentation at a Leadership 100 gathering says this:

He said that his marriage into one “of the most beautiful families” changed his lifestyle and gave him direction and appreciation of true values to live by, citing the advice of his wife’s grandfather, who reciprocated, calling him one of the most dedicated, loyal and honest partners.

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I think there are temptations that come with celebrity so great that I can't even imagine or understand them...and I have plenty of my own to deal with!

choirfiend said:

Yes, their conversion made the Ortho gossip circuit maybe 2-3 years back? Before, I believe their family was evangelical/nondenom, not Mormon.

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Wait.... they converted? But, I thought someone said their Aunt was a nun in Greece? Just crazy coincidence? Did she convert with them? Had one of the parents originally left the Church then came back? Is their no such monastic Aunt in Greece? Links? This is interesting.

Maybe just b/c they're clean-cut blonde kids you thought they were Mormon!

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This is probably true. lol

I can't find anything about this on Google, not that that means anything. Any help
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choirfiend said:

Yes, their conversion made the Ortho gossip circuit maybe 2-3 years back? Before, I believe their family was evangelical/nondenom, not Mormon. Maybe just b/c they're clean-cut blonde kids you thought they were Mormon!

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no i thought they were baptist or something

I believe their aunt converted first, and eventually became a nun. They converted after her.

There used to be info out there on this....perhaps someone will just email them directly and ask?

Pavel Datsyuk of the Red Wings is also Orthodox. He keeps icons in his locker.

Anybody mention Michael Dukakis yet?

And Olympia Snowe

and Olympia Dukakis