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    What is our Christian Duty

    We bought our house 10 years ago. Two doors down from us are two elderly sisters who - as far as we can tell - have no other family. Now, they both claim that they worked for many years in NYC - shouldn't they have pensions? I know they have social security, and the one sister still works...
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    Help with prayers not being answered...I may just stop praying

    I'd say my company is hiring, but I wouldn't wish working for my company on my worst enemy. If your wife doesn't have depression or anxiety she shuold after a few months at my job.
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    Anti-War Priest Vows To Launch New Kazakh Orthodox Church To Escape Moscow And Its 'Propaganda'

    What about Bishop Drape Rod? If he wants to join with another jurisdiction maybe he should MOVE to another jurisdiction and stop acting like a protestant.
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    Son of Hamas founder speaks

    Don't let the rotten apples - or the tares - keep you away from the true faith. That's what I keep reminding myself of - Jesus told us there would be bad mixed in with the good. I just need to focus on making sure I don't fall into their same trap.
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    Son of Hamas founder speaks

    I've been extremely distressed at the number of Orthodox Christians expressing outright anti-semetic beliefs in wake of this situation. I've even seen the term "Christ Killers." I don't feel like I know enough about the situation over there to say how culpable Israel might or might not be...
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    Father Seraphim Cardoza

    I just saw this. I loved his videos. Memory Eternal.
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    Christ is Risen !

    Indeed He's Risen!
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    Russia preparing imminent incursion into Ukraine?

    Because the Bidens have significant financial interests in Ukraine? I believe if we get into a war with Russia - we will lose in a big and powerful way - as in there may not be a United States when it is over. Russia supplies most of the natural gas and I think a significant amount of oil to...
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    How to avoid taking non-Orthodox Communion?

    And now the issue potentially comes up again. We are going home to Virginia for Christmas. My sister wants the whole family to come to her church's Christmas Eve service. Since I don't think you all knew - I literally broke my back last summer, so the nearly 6 hour car ride will be brutal on...
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    Blessed Metropolitan Augustinos - "The Bitter Truth"

    I guess I don't feel like it's my place to stand in judgement or claim to be holier than our priests and bishops.
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    Orthodox priest calls Pope a heretic

    Wouldn't he have had to have been Orthodox once to be a heretic? I thought he was merely heterodox. Now, I have to give the side eye to his sidekick from Constantanople.....
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    Blessed Metropolitan Augustinos - "The Bitter Truth"

    I'm not sure what he is on about? He's calling the majority of priests and bishops bad? Why?
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    On marriage (again) Orthodox-only discussion

    I haven't even been here in a long time, and was thinking - haven't we beat this horse to death?
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    How to avoid taking non-Orthodox Communion?

    It's a good question, and saying, "Because I'm Orthodox," won't always work. My mom firmly believes she is the only one who can correctly interpret the Bible. She won't come out and say that, but it's true. Fortunately, the most recent time this issue has come up for me, I was unable to...
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    Dangerous and Illegal Worship?

    Saying that Christians in the US aren't being discriminated against because nobody is running us over with tanks (yet) is like saying that a person with stage one cancer doesn't really have cancer because it's not stage 4. We have to stand up to this before it gets to the point of running us...
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    At What Point In Time Will the Bishops Stand Up?

    What do you mean they own the church? Is their name on the property deed? Or do they only contribute a lot of money - such things shouldn't even be a consideration. God will provide.
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    At What Point In Time Will the Bishops Stand Up?

    Except that then some members of that same congregation called the authorities and reported, so now they're being threatened with fines. IMHO - anyone who would report on their own church should be excommunicated. Unfortunately, this wolf in sheep's clothing is unlikely to identify themselves...
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    What Is Up With Sr. Vassa?

    Plus, here hair seems kind of stylish to me - and no grey hair when she's almost 50??? Not impossible but improbable. I mean if she doesn't want to be a nun anymore that is fine with me, and none of my business. But, I kind of wish she'd say.
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    saints' accounts of demonic visitation during prayer

    I experienced something shortly before I was received in the church. I remember being so afraid going to my priest to talk about it - afraid he was going to tell me I was dreaming, hallucinating, whatever.... I just remember the relief when he believed me. Told me that I was growing closer to...