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  1. Jesus4Madrid

    BLM leader denounces icons of "white Jesus"

    and calls for the tearing down white statues of Jesus. Link According to BLM leader Shaun King, icons of Jesus should look like this: The BLM movement is profoundly un Christian and un Orthodox. For Orthodox believers it is entirely untenable to support the movement but disagree with those...
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    Georgian Orthodox Church halts marijuana legalisation

    Church halts Georgia cannabis law I feel somewhat ambivalent about this, since I think generally that smaller government is better and that a big State leads to a smaller Church. But I do like to see the Church speaking out against marijuana, which is bad for one's health and sinful. (I'd like...
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    Is it easier for Protestants to become Orthodox than Roman Catholics

    It pains me to read about the vast homosexual network in the Roman Catholic hierarchy and their scandalous abuse of minors. If I were Roman Catholic, I know that I would be tempted to abandon the Roman ship. After all, I abandoned the Anglican ship for much the same reasons. This is also not...
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    Interview Metr. Hilarion Alfeyev with The Economist

    This interview appeared recently in the Economist, a UK magazine that is notably hostile to religion, and is worth reading. https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/02/01/transcript-interview-with-metropolitan-hilarion-alfeyev I thought Metr. Hilarion's answer regarding the decline of Western...
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    We are not like them...

    "We will not be like them...May God forgive you... They [the martyrs] are now at the best place. I want to go there." A 9 year old Coptic survivor of an attack by Islamists shows what true Christianity is. Lord have mercy on them. They know not what they do.
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    Lenten recipe ideas to fight the blues

    Some of us may be experiencing the "Mid Lenten blues", as Sister Vassa calls it in her video today on St. Gregory Palamas. Perhaps what we need is a bit of culinary illumination. Have you any interesting Lenten meal ideas? Here's what we are eating this weekend (all fast friendly): 1. Falafel...
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    Is OC.net the Orthodox version of CAF?

    I am an occasional lurker, though not an active poster, on both Catholic Answers Forums and OC.net. Whilst different, both of these sites seem to suffer in my point of view from very heavy-handed moderators enforcing a sort of fundamentalist point of view. Anybody notice the similarities? In...
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    Blessed Fast!

    May we all come to a greater appreciation of the incarnate Word during this Nativity.
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    Blessed Feast of the Dormition (Old Calendar)!

    May we each become "God bearers".
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    Bel and the Dragon history or myth?

    I have been listening to a Bible study on the book of Daniel from Partistic Nectar, led by Father Josiah Trenham, that has been deeply enriching. (I highly recommend these studies for those seeking to deepen their knowledge of Scripture.) At the end of the 11 part series, Father Trenham...
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    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    at least, not the current Roman Church. (I mistakenly posted this on the OBOB forum but it really belongs here, since it is directed at Orthodox). Like most Orthodox, I have my differences with Roman Catholic theology, which I have expressed here and elsewhere: Papal infallibility and...
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    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    at least, not the current Roman Church. Like most Orthodox, I have my differences with Roman Catholic theology, which I have expressed here and elsewhere: Papal infallibility and universal jurisdiction, the Immaculate Conception and absolute sinlessness of Mary, indulgences and purgatory...
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    In Praise of Orthodoxy

    And Serbian Orthodoxy no less! I often see a lot of frustration and criticism posted by Orthodox on the Internet. I don't get to post very often, but thought I would share a more positive experience. I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of weeks ago a priest who helped to re-establish...
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    ¡Cristo ha resucitado!

    ¡En verdad ha resucitado! ¡Felices Pascuas desde España!
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    How often do you confess?

    At my Russian Orthodox parish, the tradition is to partake always of the mystery of confession before communing. However, there has evidently been an unfortunate consequence of this tradition in Russia: infrequent participation in the Eucharist. So in practice, we are encouraged to commune...
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    Is it possible to read patristics and remain Evangelical?

    There are many patristics scholars who started out Protestant and became, as a result of their studies, either Roman Catholic (e.g. Robert Lewis Wilken), Orthodox (e.g. Jaroslav Pelikan), or Anglo-Catholic (e.g. Lightfoot and Chadwick). Do any low church Protestants study patristics...
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    Why do so few Orthodox parishes have Bible studies?

    I know some do, especially the Antiochian churches in the US. Also the Copts seem particularly inclined toward Bible studies. My priest and I are starting one in my home as an outreach to those on the periphery of our community. I pray that we will all become more Christlike as a result. I...