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An Un-asked For Street Debate In Greece

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Apparently this has gone viral. Everyone is praising the priest for his patience and gentleness, and everyone is condemning the lady for, well, everything from extreme rudeness to possible demonic possession. I don't know about the demons, but she does seem to have an almost supernatural ability of talking fast. Either supernatural or chemical.

 
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the sad thing is that the obsession over the crucifixion and atonement theology has left such a bad taste in my mouth, I find it quite cheapening of the faith.
True, Christ died, true he died a horrid death.
So too did many many people, some of which would have been innocent of their convictions.
The remarkable thing is not the death, or the suffering, but the unconquerable glory of the resurrection.
 
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where was this interview/interrogation?
The background looks like Greece (or somewhere eastern Mediterranean), but the signage is all in English.
The priest has an American sounding accent, and the woman has a British sounding accent.
edit: ah, I see the Greek flag, and the thread title says it is in Greece.
edit again: It seems she may be American. I am from the UK and she has what I consider the 'YouTube' accent which has gained quite the wide usage among the younger generations.
 
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Dewi Sant said:
where was this interview/interrogation?
The background looks like Greece (or somewhere eastern Mediterranean), but the signage is all in English.
The priest has an American sounding accent, and the woman has a British sounding accent.
edit: ah, I see the Greek flag, and the thread title says it is in Greece.
edit again: It seems she may be American. I am from the UK and she has what I consider the 'YouTube' accent which has gained quite the wide usage among the younger generations.
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I think it was in Athens, but I can't say for certain.
 
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Actually, just confirmed it is Monastiraki Square in Athens.
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I want to be cautious in what I say since I am only going by impressions. Her preaching sounds like an echo of a corrupt strain that manifests itself in examples like Chic tracts or ( worse) Westboro Baptist expression. This strain seems to condemn any Christian ( Orthodox, Catholic, most Protestants) who would say ( for ex.) that the Lord wants us to give alms & pray ( Matthew 6:1-13) as “works based” salvation. It reads a chapter like Romans 5:1-24 in which the individual aspect of hope ( verses 2, 4, & 5) seems to be discarded and grace, faith & justification becomes like an entitlement. Any aspect of nuance in our relationship with God by Jesus Christ via the commandments ( Matthew 22:36-40), the golden rule ( Matthew 7:1-12), John 14:15-18 etc. is lost to some sense of self justification.
 
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