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    Making decisions

    The reason I want to move is due to housing being unaffordable since I live in a Canadian city on the west coast. Unfortunately I have noticed it is slim pickings for healthy church communities out here so I am hesitant to move.
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    Making decisions

    I have been struggling with trying to decide if i should move or not. How do you guys make large, life changing decisions?
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    Christmas Tree Paganism

    My protestant relatives recently told me that Christmas trees are pagan and thus Christians should not have them in their houses. How would you respond to this concept?
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    Voting

    How should a Christian vote in democratic countries where all the parties have an amalgamation of good and bad points? Lesser of 2 evils logic? Prioritizing single issues like abortion? Don’t vote and wait for the return of Christ?
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    Fasting and Sex

    Question for married Orthodox Christians? Do you guys have sexual relations during fasting periods? Why or why not?
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    Is marriage eternal?

    Is marriage eternal? Ive heard mixed things from EO Christians
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    Book Club

    You can have a lot of people on group chat, i think over 20. Do you guys want to try Against Heresies - Irenaeus? We could start with book 1? I know the only problem with the book is that there are many references to things which pertain to his time period which i don't have a background...
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    Book Club

    I like the way this has shaped up. I agree that public domain readings are a great idea! Alright, I haven't set up a skype group before, do we just need eachothers names/numbers?
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    Book Club

    It is cool to see that there is interest. I was thinking of meeting up on Skype once a month. I am open to suggestions on book's to read. Fiction or Nonfiction. What are you guys interested in reading?
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    Book Club

    Any EO interested in joining a book club that reads theology/philosophy and then discusses it. (I'm thinking over skype). Thought it might be fun.
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    Internetland

    So I have come to realize that I am addicted to internet/movies/videogames. What do you guys do to find balance in your lives when there is always something to "watch or research"????
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    Stigmata

    What should Orthodox Believers think about the stigmata experienced by Catholics???
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    Holy Water

    http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/117-hospitalized-after-drinking-holy-water/398135.html What do you guys think about this? How does this affect our understanding of holy water?
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    Socialism Demonic?

    Thanks for the advise. The area of social work I am headed towards is medical social work which actually does pay quite well.
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    Socialism Demonic?

    Hey Everyone this post is 2 parts... 1) Do you think Socialism is demonic? This is the opinion i have seen from a few EO authors online and am interested in your thoughts and what recent church fathers have said. 2) I am going to school for social work and am in my 2nd year and am feeling...
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    Humility

    What is the best way to become humble?
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    Slavic Nations: Search for God Documentary

    Have you guys seen this documentary? It seems a bit slanted towards protestant sensibilities but one things i did learn about was that Russian Orthodoxy has an inquisition similar to RC and the Russia almost had a reformation which is something i didn't know about. THoughts???
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    Prayer Request

    Hey guys, This a a prayer request for all my Orthodoxy brothers/sisters here. I am going to university right now and feel really discouraged. My values are being relentlessly attacked on a regular basis and as a result I feel very bitter and anxious. Please pray for me so that I can continue to...
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    Forced conversion

    Hey everyone. I was wondering what you guys thought about the reason why the Roman Catholic Church was involved in many instances throughout history of forcibly converting people to Christianity I don't see this phenomenon happen very much with Eastern Orthodox so I was wondering if it is...
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    10 Ways To Determine If Your Christianity Has Been Americanized

    I didn't care for this article. I found it to be very anecdotal and a bit stereotypical. More heat than light.