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

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?

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?

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

Is marriage eternal? Ive heard mixed things from EO Christians

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.

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"????

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

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?

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...

What is the best way to become humble?

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???

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...

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...

I was thinking about this the other day. I often refer to Protestant Churches as Churches even though I don't think it is "The Church" (thats quite the sentence) When talking about Protestant groups should I call them churches or would there be a more accurate name for their groups from our POV???

Is the Churches way of determining truth through ecumenical councils a logical fallacy - argumentum ad numeram or Appeal to Popularity???

Why did Jesus die on the cross? Could he have forgiven mens sins without a blood sacrifice?

I had a question posed to me the other day about God's relationship with Abraham there is a story in the Old Testament about how God changes his mind to destroying Sodom if there was even a righteous man left.the accusation made is that this story shows God changing his mind when if God is...

This may be a bit of an abstract question that yields different answers but here we go....What kind of government do you guys think that Orthodox Christians should support in countries like USA/Canada??? Democracy?Monarchy?Socialism?Libertarian Capitalism? I am interested to hear your guys'...

I have a friend who is a Christian but told me that they are unwilling to go to church because in history there is examples of the church being infiltrated and being used as a tool of the government for political purposes (The Communists). He also stresses that the only thing that matters is his...