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This is true. It's why I was an anti-Christian edgelord for years.

Yea, that's what I compared to them as well, Ghost. I don't know Slavonic, though, so have no idea what is in their song lyrics.

I have my reasons. Isolation that is taking a toll on my mental and spiritual health, primarily.

Well, in my case it wasn't because I thought he was too liberal or anything like that, but because I simply didn't agree with the Papal doctrines as taught by the Catholic church. I was never actually Catholic, but did consider it. I still occasionally do.

They're pretty explicitly anti-Christian. I looked up the lyrics to some of their songs and there's stuff mocking the Eucharist and other Christian sacraments.

I'm not exactly superstitious myself. I trust my instinct. If something feels "wrong" then I simply do not engage in it. Same applies to music as well. I listen to a lot of metal and rarely do I have to turn away from a band, but occasionally it does happen. The band Powerwolf was one such example.

A lot of strange things can be used to bring people to God. I came to Orthodoxy because I liked Pope Francis. Yes, let that sink in...

I'll listen to pretty much any music as long as it sounds good. This band has cool aesthetics and actually sounds good musically so it's a shame that they're apparently mocking our faith :(.

I did try listening to some of their songs. Something did seem...off. I switched to regular Orthodox chant instead. I'm likely going to play it safe and stay away from this band as much as I love the aesthetic look they're going for.

Okay, so I stumbled upon this metal band, allegedly from Poland, that uses Orthodox imagery. Batushka - Wikipedia I thought it all looked pretty neat because I have toyed with the idea before that a lot of our stuff would make interesting aesthetics for a metal band. However, I can't really seem...

This was one of the first Orthodox books I ever read. I have fond memories of it and can only think about how gentle of a man St. Paisios was.

Even if it was a gift that doesn't make this okay. He could be converting it into a homeless shelter or something. I would if I was some Patriarch.

Their own vehicle perhaps since they need to travel around places, but that's about it. They're meant to be monks so this whole mansion shtick that Kiril has going on is DISGUSTING.

Okay so it is legit. Any shred of respect I had left for Kiril is now gone.

I don't know how reliable this article is, but I'm pretty disgusted right now if it's true. Because our bishops, and especially our Patriarchs, are supposed to be setting an example and are bound to monastic vows I firmly believe that they should be living more simply. What happened to the...

Well Jehovah Witnesses are essentially a cult. My mother had a friend who was an Ex-JW so I don't have much positive to say about them. As for the Anabaptist groups, I personally do not have much of an opinion on them except that, theologically, they're incorrect.

It's emotionally and mentally abusive, thus is characteristic of a cult rather than a loving faith like ours is supposed to be.

I'd say we still have more in common with the OO's than we do the Latin Catholics.

I'm not convinced the world is only several thousand years old. It's billions of years old.

Not that interested in it myself. It's mostly just Young Earth Creationism stuff.