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Privilege comes from 2 sources...position and money. That's it. Money buys you privilege, and that is obvious. The other source of privilege comes from your status. For example, the President of the USA, regardless of gender or skin color, is more privileged than any of us on this forum...

Why would I be squeamish about the word? The Orthodox Church is Apostolic. Our Bishops have a direct and unbroken lineage of authority dating back to the Apostles.

While I'm at the office, there is little I can do other than tell you, there are many books that go into very detailed accounts of the 1st eccumenical council. There are probably also youtube documentaries. Be *VERY* careful when looking for the information on Youtube. There are so many...

It was decided at the 1st ecumenical council. The decision was based partially on scripture (Christ never said to be baptized more than once), writings of the early Church Fathers and Holy Tradition that had been passed down. You have to be careful when asking "where is it in scripture". 90%...

If you are going to give Clinton credit for jobs he never created, then by your own logic I can give blame to obama for jobs that he is partially responsible for losing.

This is from the BLS chart of the U6 unemployment. It shows that obama had the highest degree of job loss of any modern president

I’m still waiting for someone to give me a policy that directly created job growth under Clinton. The internet explosion was the luck of the draw...not a policy. This is why democrats are so easy to refute. It’s fun to watch them parrot MSNBC as if it was an accurate source

Completely wrong. Clinton didn’t do a single thing to help with the internet. He got lucky and it happened on his watch...and he was very good at taking credit for it and convincing gullible people that he deserves credit for it. If Abraham Lincoln was president at the time, then it would...

I said "through policy" 100% of clinton's job growth came from the internet explosion. Clinton's policies didn't create a single job 100% of Reagan's job growth came from his trade agreements, tax policies and such And many experts put Reagan's job numbers closer to 20 million.

Not to worry. There was very high job growth every month Trump January to August this year. Reagan created the most jobs out of any president through policy, and even he didn't have record numbers each month.

No. And if the second amendment were struck down, I wouldn't give up my guns. I will never follow a law that outlaws guns from a bunch of politicians that use guns to protect themselves. Here in Chicago, we had the strictest gun laws in the country (prior to the 2010 SC ruling). We were also...

Hello everyone. I'm not sure how many Orthodox Christians there on this forum. My hope is to share Orthodox doctrine and beliefs. Each work day, I hope to write about a specific topic and answer any questions if there is a topic you want me to cover, feel free to let me know. Salvation has...

In english, it means what you claim. In the original language, it doesn't mean you claim

This is a topic about salvation. We have been talking about salvation. If someone says something incorrect about the topic, do I just let it go?

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Can you show me in the Koine Greek and / or Hebrew text where "hell" is mentioned? I can't find it in either language. The afterlife according to the Apostles and early Church Fathers is *not* at all how you describe it. Also, can you show me where the NT or Holy Tradition backs you up? I...

100% wrong "Faith" is a verb in Koine Greek. That means faith is something you "do". It's not something you "have"

The thief on the cross is not a good example, nor does it refute anything i said earlier. Salvation continues all the way up to the moment of Judgement Day. Its not a one time event. If you refuse to believe me, read the 83,000 letters of the early Church Fathers. Ive read most of them and...

If you were baptized in the Catholic Church, then your baptism is fully valid. Getting a second baptism would be a very serious sin. The 1 ecumenical council declared that if one was baptized and left the faith completely, they did not have to be re-baptized. Their first baptism is valid for...

That is a misunderstanding of what it means to "be saved". I gave a long explanation about the topic, but salvation is not a 1 time thing. It takes a lifetime and continues after death. You aren't saved at a moment.