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    Discouraged lost sheep with ADHD and GAD

    I am 47 now. Starting at the age of four up to the age of 40, I have been diagnosed with GAD, selective mutism, OCD, ADHD and Asperger Syndrome. I actually don't know the name of a single person that I go to church with. Not just at this church. Really just about any church I have attended...
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    Prayer Rope

    I couldn't imagine a 500 knot prayer rope. I have a 300 knot one and it is very cumbersome and unwieldy. I'd rather use a 100 knot one and repeat as necessary. Plus, my 100 knot one has a piece of Saint John Maximovitch's monastic robe sewn into it.
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    How to successfully join a church?

    I voted the "given up" option. I don't know if you intended the option to have a negative tone associated with it or not, but I actually prefer it this way. So I don't look at it negatively.
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    Sex before marriage

    If marriage is a sacrament and sacraments are only valid when completed by the church, then aren't all couples outside of the church essentially having sex outside of wedlock even if they are in a secular 'marriage'?
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    I was just wondering

    I don't serve in any capacity. I just like to pray and leave. I generally don't even do social hour after. I have no idea if people look down on me or not.
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    Historical Inaccuraccies in the Troparion for Christmas

    One must look at the definition of what it met to the culture that used it and its meaning at that time. The word originally comes from the Avestan word "maga" which means generosity, fellowship or magnanimity. Then as the word moved to Persian culture it became the word "magi" which means...
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    Militants of TAW starting January 2006 (Introduction Thread)

    1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional) Frank. (Don't have a saints name or name day.) 2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.) Officially OCA, but I get around. 3. Status: Cradle Orthodox, Convert, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean...
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    asperger's and introspection/anxiety

    I have had severe anxiety all my life but for whatever reason it has never intruded into my religious life. In fact, my religious life is what has brought relief to my anxiety. So I have no great words of advice. When I do get OCD intrusive type thoughts on other subjects (which is usually...
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    Which Orthodox jurisdiction....

    OCA. I prefer the slavic style chanting. There are Serbian and ROCOR parishes around me also, but I don't care for the ethnic stuff too much.
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    Orthodox liturgy

    I wasn't a big fan of Liturgy's at first either. They grow on you after awhile. Though I still prefer a good vigil first. Just a personal preference.
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    How important is fellowship amongst priest/parishioners in the Orthodox Church

    Outside of confession, I don't really communicate with my priest. But that's just me.
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    I wonder....?

    oh, to answer the OP's question. In my experience, it is very rare, if almost not unheard of, that a priest denies the churches teachings.
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    I wonder....?

    Having attended Holy Trinity Cathedral for a few years I know exactly what you're talking about. But I agree best to leave details out. I have also been to many good, no make that great, OCA parishes, so it is definately not reflective of the whole OCA by any means.
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    Holographic Universe

    It's not really his theory. I think it was first proposed by David Bohm. It's an interesting theory that tries to explain nonlocality or quantum entanglement. When particles are entangled , the action of one will always instantaneously influence the other in the same or opposite direction...
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    Afraid of the Church

    There are many examples in history of people claiming to be Christians alone, but turns out they really weren't Christian. Why is he not concerned about that fact? The church is called the body of Christ. How can one claim to love Christ, yet disdain his body? "The eye cannot say to the...
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    pls help me

    It sounds normal to me;)
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    OCA Priest Has Crossed The Line!

    I attended Father Roberts parish for a bit back when I was in college, let's say 1990-1992ish. I can tell a few stories, but airing laundry here would serve no function. I slowly back out the door.
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    Home-Made Prayer Ropes

    My prayer rope was made by one of the monks when I was living at HTM. He tried to show me how to make one. I was a failure at it. My prayer rope does contain part of one of St. John Maximovitch's monastic robes woven into it. (Sorry, I suffer from prayer rope pride and need to brag.)
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    OT: What the heck...:O

    I don't have adds. I just have grey boxes where the adds should be. ??? It must be like "WHAZZAAA?" when it looks at my search history.
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    Living with Asperger's

    Thanks for sharing your story. If I can ask, outside of your wife have you managed to make any friends? I have managed to become successful in my career and have been married for 15 years. However, I have never managed to make a friend of the same gender. 45 years old and it still...