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Hey all,

A priest in my area has an icon from Monastery Icons. I brought it up before regarding their history, but someone downplayed it. This same person also doesn't have an issue selling from them, and even today as I purchased an icon, they made the comment "oh he is looking to see if it's from Monastery Icons."

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George95 said:
Hey all,

A priest in my area has an icon from Monastery Icons. I brought it up before regarding their history, but someone downplayed it. This same person also doesn't have an issue selling from them, and even today as I purchased an icon, they made the comment "oh he is looking to see if it's from Monastery Icons."

What are your thoughts?
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My thoughts are that demons have played a role in their production, so regardless of how closely they may resemble Orthodox icons, I personally wouldn't have anything to do with them.
 
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George95 said:
Hey all,

A priest in my area has an icon from Monastery Icons. I brought it up before regarding their history, but someone downplayed it. This same person also doesn't have an issue selling from them, and even today as I purchased an icon, they made the comment "oh he is looking to see if it's from Monastery Icons."

What are your thoughts?
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it depends. is it a proper icon? because if it is, the Church can bless it for proper use. that said, I would avoid them personally.
 
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prodromos said:
My thoughts are that demons have played a role in their production, so regardless of how closely they may resemble Orthodox icons, I personally wouldn't have anything to do with them.
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Curious...how does a demon have a role in the production of an icon?
 
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Yeshua HaDerekh said:
Curious...how does a demon have a role in the production of an icon?
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Their 'iconographer' prays while painting them, and it was my understanding that the finished 'icons' were blessed by some ritual. These guys are a fusion of Hinduism and Christianity, so it definitely ain't God they are praying to.

Monastary Icons-please read

There was a thread a few days ago about monastary icons, but it got deleted. I hope I did not offend anyone with the information I posted on the thread. I have known about these guys for quite a long time, and find this information quite serious. There are other much more Orthodox places to...
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Monastery Icons = no more. They have adopted the Hindu ways.

Here is their new website .... http://www.atmajyoti.org/ashram.asp and they are located at the same site as the former Monastery Icons. 1482 Rango Way Borrego Springs, CA 92004 I only printed this so that you can see where heresy leads. This group has been parading around for years as an...
www.christianforums.com www.christianforums.com
 
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Impress upon that priest the importance of buying from LEGITIMATE sources. Why intentionally buy from a source that they know full well isn't Orthodox, when they can buy from one that is?
 
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Impress upon that priest the importance of buying from LEGITIMATE sources. Why intentionally buy from a source that they know full well isn't Orthodox, when they can buy from one that is?
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that’s what I tell my parishioners, to exhaust Orthodox sites before looking at others.
 
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E.C. said:
Impress upon that priest the importance of buying from LEGITIMATE sources. Why intentionally buy from a source that they know full well isn't Orthodox, when they can buy from one that is?
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I don't think my priest is aware, and when I told the person who at the church operates our bookstore, she didn't seem bothered by it so hence the snide remark.
 
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