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  1. GBTWC

    Hello I’m back

    Christ is Born! I haven’t posted for years but I thought I’d check in. It looks like CF ruler have gotten kind of fascist regarding being open to different views on current affairs in this world. Oh well they have to answer for their own sin. The Truth will win. Sooo ya that’s all hope yer all well.
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    Is Minecraft Evil or Spiritual Dangerous? Can Christians Play Minecraft?

    I've played this with my oby and while i don't see anything overtly evil with it. i can say i do have a strange sense that something is negative like a bad spiritual vibe with it. Personally i try to steer my boy away from video games as much as possible. its a tough battle.
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    Is religiona bad word

    Coming from a Protestant background we were always taught "Religion BAD relationship Good" But when I became Orthodox I discovered that was wrong and a false Dichotomy. I've heard several Orthodox speakers including Thomas Hopko talk about religion as being bad, but yet he teaches on the...
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    Does God love the devil

    Great answers. I'm stoked he's thinking about these things Thanks
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    Does God love the devil

    My boy just asked. My answer was God is incapable of not loving his creation. But the actions of the devil. How would you have answered?
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    THe Excellent ADvenTureS OF Oogly ThE nAkEd mOle-RAt.

    you must have rollerskates and
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    left behind

    just wondering if anyone knows of any of the fathers wrote about "the rapture" in the same sense that the protestants view it, where people get let behind?
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    Spitting?!?

    Yep sorry I meant west ? dyslexia
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    Spitting?!?

    Does anybody know where or how or when the tradition we practice of spitting to the east upon the devil started that takes place during the baptismal ceremony?
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    Orthodox kauai

    Aloha back. That's awesome. If you got an email for him that would be cool. Unfortianatly our plans to move have been delayed. But we are still working on going, God willing. Thank you for the info.
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    THe Excellent ADvenTureS OF Oogly ThE nAkEd mOle-RAt.

    Seek wisdom from the naked mole rat
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    How do you understand the portrayal of God in the Old Testament?

    Because God didn't command them to we see how when king Saul disobeyed God and left some of the (can't remember the bad guys names) alive they came back later and attacked and enslaved the Israelites. But God hasn't told us to kill unborn children. Perhaps God knows something we don't? Just a hunch.
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    orthodoxy and homosexuality

    I'm trying, it's hard. Please light a candle and pray for her her name is Kathryn And pray for me
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    orthodoxy and homosexuality

    So any ideas on how to approach her, she is aware of the churches position and obviously that's a stumbling block for her but she's still interested, I know there are "gay" people in the church that struggle against their passions so I was hoping to find some recourses that were actually...
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    How do you understand the portrayal of God in the Old Testament?

    To the OP. 1. God is Love. That doesn't change. 2. Context context context. Don't interpret it through our time or even the time of the New Testament. The Israelites were a tribe of people wandering through a geographically dangerous area surrounded by dangerous tribes who were ready to attack...
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    How do you understand the portrayal of God in the Old Testament?

    I never realized till just now how METAL that price of scripture is. I heard DIO's voice as I was reading it.
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    orthodoxy and homosexuality

    sorry i know threads about homosexuality are tiresome. but i have a friend that is Lesbian that has inquired into the Church and has come to vespers before and enjoyed it in her words. and shes talking about coming on Holy friday. i wanted to see what you guys think about these groups/links that...
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    THe Excellent ADvenTureS OF Oogly ThE nAkEd mOle-RAt.

    Had eaten way too much
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    THe Excellent ADvenTureS OF Oogly ThE nAkEd mOle-RAt.

    Encountered a giant scary pink bunny
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    Orthodox kauai

    I'm sure there's gotta be a few Othodox on the island.