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Which historians do you mean? They aren’t all of one mind. “Read and learn”. How condescending.

Feudalism was not rule of the rich but rule of landed military aristocrats. They didn’t make their living like the American tycoon. They were granted a fief through military service. And the top aristocrat, the King or Emperor, led armies into battle himself. Monarchs also collected petitions...

OCD is a modern medical concept and likely not something the Fathers would have discussed. However, sickness in general is not necessarily a curse according to the Holy Fathers. In fact, recognizing our sicknesses reminds us of how frail we are and to pray. So channeling this condition towards...

You’re right that the suppression of Christianity today is more psychological than physical. The Eastern Soviets were more brutalizers, the Western capitalists today are more seducers. Mass media trains the masses to emit Pavlovian responses. Most simply accept what they receive as truth, never...

This is why the Trinity is essential to Christianity.

Is she going to allow you to raise potential children you have as Christians? Coming from an Orthodox Christian perspective, a priest is technically not allowed to marry Orthodox and non-Orthodox.

God protects the poor. This obsession with riches is an American mental illness.

Justification: Thou shall not kill. Justification provided. What Americans need is to stop focusing on the government to fix the problem and adopt a family-centric approach. The extended family cannot help her? I doubt that. Otherwise it is just an expansion of the welfare state and a...

Faith versus works is 16th century autism, don’t worry about that. The faith side admits that a life of true faith leads to a life of works... so what were they arguing about in the first place? No one but Our Lord is without original sin and most Saints believed they were the worst sinners...

*Double post* sorry.

Constitutionalism was incredibly unpopular among Russian peasants as the rich wrote the constitution and knew how to exploit it. The peasants asked Tsaress Anna, a German lady, to tear up the constitution and rule as an autocrat in their name. In the US, the anti-Federalists saw the...

And you are free today to resist the government? Today the state and the private sector have far more power than ever before. 1776 democracy was not the same as 2019 democracy. OP doesn’t have to agree with everything De Tocqueville said to quote him. Before we approach medieval life... ask...

The ancient and medieval Christian* world had all the answers. They were actually a lot more advanced than we give them credit for.

All of the corporate world is in on this agenda.

The enemy is eager to whisper into men’s ears that they are unforgivable, irredeemable, destined for hell.

Most of us are unsure of His plans. I think Holy Scripture just tells us to keep busy and avoid idleness. It doesn’t necessarily mean a 9-5 job.

At the beginning of the world, God commanded that man populate the earth and this was how. In the Middle Ages, inheritance meant political power so dynasties had unique sanction for marriage of cousins.

Fear Fear of the Lord is the foundation of all wisdom.

How do Calvinists who believe they are destined for hell not see that they have given into despair, a trick of the enemy sent straight from hell? That’s how Judas went to hell, he killed himself even though Christ would have forgiven him. The cross is more powerful than any of the devil’s tricks.

Satan.