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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.

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...

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?

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?

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?

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...

Who know any orthodox on the Island of kauai ? We are starting plans to move to Kauai. There are no parishes there. So I'm hoping to meet some other Orthodox on line before we move to see what they do? Besides surf :)

what is the churches possition on circumcision? i read somewhere that it was against it. this leads me to wonder why Christ was circumcised. and another thing i know it was a sign under the OT law, but what a strange sign!?!? what up with that? :eek:

How would you answer someone asking, why God seemingly allows in the Old Testament the Israelites to take slaves, and beat them, such as in Exodus 21:20-21? Obviously the New Testament sums up the law in love, but this is troubling to some people including myself somewhat why did God not give...

Evolution, ye, or nay? Please give brief reason for or against and how you belief it effects our faith, especially concerning the image of God in us?

Do we have any current living examples of transitional species that show macro evolution to be true? If so how does that affect your faith does it lessen the possibility of us being created in gods image?

I had a Roman Catholic claim that Rome presided over all of the seven ecumenical councils. He gave me a list of their presence at the Councils. as far as I know this isn't accurate but I haven't been able to find a clear history on this subject. can someone help me out with information or a good...

K help me think this through Evil Is the absence of Gods Energies, and therefore the absence of God? God is omnipresent. Theosis is acquisition of Gods Energies restoring His Image, ridding ourselves of evil. Am I correct in assuming only Humans and Angels have freewill? Does evil exist...

I was just talking to a Mormon and found out that they believe St. John never died that he's still alive on earth So I went and read what holy tradition says about his repose. It seems he died at 100 years old but before that he had his disciples dig a cross shaped grave for him and bury him...

where can I find a lineage Chart of the original Eastern Patriarchs?

I know that we received the Holy Spirit at Chrismation, when the priest blows on us and this signifies what Christ did when he blew on his disciples But do we believe that before Chrismation all men have the holy spirit in them naturally as we are created in the image of God, and when he...

I've heard and read conflicting views on whether the cannon of scripture was officially ever closed for us at a council Was it at Chalcedon 451 When I was evangelical I was told it was the council of Hippo but that was a local council I think so I assume we don't recognize that. Can anyone...

I those of you on face book, look me up and friend me "Bill M Barnes" Also I've been on a group I found that has a bunch of evangelicals and Mormons arguing with each other, I joined and many of them (once they figure out I'm not RC) are starting to investigate Christian history, and you know...

Who can tell me when we Started to use the Name "Orthodox" for our Church rather than catholic or just Christian, was it after the schism or are their earlier writings?

Can anyone point me to the earliest writings or documents we have that show the Church praying for the intercessions of the Theotokos or any of the saints ?