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  1. St Herman's Ghost

    Papal Death Hammer Tradition

    Recently I've been doing a lot of research into the history of the Papacy and Papal traditions. As a student of the mortuary arts naturally my attention came to the final/death rites of the Pope. I came across this tradition of a gilded hammer being used to strike the decedent in the head thrice...
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    Islamists? Lord have mercy, I pray His Divine judgement be done.
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    You can't compare alleged excesses amongst the clergy to the for profit, mega churches whose mission is seemingly only to guilt people so as to churn out a steady flow of loot
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    It's a Protestant cult that dabbles in the sexual slavery of minors?
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    You're right in this respect
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    Churches United After 1,700 years

    Surprised no one has posted this yet http://www.pravmir.com/istanbul-christian-churches-united-after-1-700-years/ What do you guys think?
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    I want to make myself clear because since throwing my rope into the pile (I think that was clever, lol) it's become apparent I am being lumped into this militant, heavy handed, etc group. Let me be clear, I have Protestant friends, they're some awful good people, they're not all bad, and I'm not...
  8. St Herman's Ghost

    Lalibela Pilgrimage

    From my understanding, historically, in Ethiopia, they've been able to live side-by-side with the Muslims in peace? Would the 'Muslim problem' be something to take into consideration like in other African nations?
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    Really? What about the thousands of people my age who had such negative experiences with Protestantism that not only have they turned away from Christianity they're no, hardened, militant anti-Theists, not just Atheists, anti-Theists? I am speaking from trying to reach out to 4 of my friends...
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    Do what? Fleece it's parishioners and steal from the church coffers? Spout off heresies and insult the Theotokos? Be bigots? Steal and oppress the poor and homeless? Do what exactly?
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    Sick of Protestant-bashing

    After ALL of the unbelievable amount of damage Luthor has done spiritually, culturally, theologically, politically, etc? No, I hate Protestantism and I have nothing good to say about it. It's heretical foolishness that's driving people away; both from holy Orthodoxy and Christianity in general.
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    Lalibela Pilgrimage

    That's awesome! The more research I do the more excited I get. I'm working on making some contacts there just in case. My union doesn't have as strong f presence in Africa as it does in North America and Europe unfortunately but I've made a couple headways. My only concern is how I would do...
  13. St Herman's Ghost

    In The Wake of Mother Emmanuel

    I'd like to point out that I am very delirious and sick. Sorry if this thread came off as hysterical.
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    In The Wake of Mother Emmanuel

    Racism I know was the largest contributing factor of the Charleston massacre and that was part of my point. I mean, the subordinate to the dictator in Cohen's The Dictator is Greek and yet everyone would assume because of his appearance he is Arab or Middle-Eastern. I myself have dark black hair...
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    In The Wake of Mother Emmanuel

    The President (such as he is) lead an acapella singing of Amazing Grace in Mother Emmanuel church. The church which was brutally attacked by that hilljack demon. In the after math of this and in light of this and other attacks IN various churches I think this begs the question, are we, the...
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    Nature of the OCA

    To my understanding the OCA is essentially an American Church (which is something I am extremely passionate about). I also think you're looking at things the wrong way. The various jurisdictions or traditions are not really ethnocentric. I mean, my parish is Greek and aside from when either our...
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    Against the Jews

    Sources? I always thought our Lord spoke Aramaic?