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heresy

  1. Why does heresy no longer occur as a formal charge?

    In the recent thread on heretics a common claim was something like, "Christian churches used to charge people with heresy and impose penalties, but they don't anymore." I think this is factually accurate, but I want to raise the question of why heresy no longer has much of a function within...

  2. Unitarian Universalist Church in Albuquerque Appropriates Eastern Orthodox Cross

    This really disturbs me, and I think it would disturb most traditional Christians, to see a central part of the iconography of their tradition abused by Unitarian Universalists in order to make a statement about religious equivalence and syncretism. I have half a mind to send them a letter of...
    • The Liturgist
    • Thread
    • apostasy apostates blasphemy disgusting heretics eastern orthodoxy heresy the cross the holy cross unitarian universalism
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Traditional Theology
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    Has Jesus Already Returned?

    I came across a Bible study group on Facebook that is trying to say that Jesus has already returned in the flesh, in secret, and the Second Coming in the clouds will be when Christ returns in the Spirit. I have never heard of this. I always understood that Jesus will return in the clouds of...

  4. Ecumenism: False Theology is False Spirituality (H.E. Metropolitan Serapion of S. California and Hawaii)

    "Some people say 'We just speak about spiritual subjects'. But actually there is no difference between spiritual subjects and theological subjects... We ought not to be deceived by all the calls for unity. All of us would like to be one, but on which basis?" - H.E. Metropolitan Serapion of...

  5. The United Church of Christ Supports Abortion!

    It is such a shame that the congregation in possession of one of the most beautiful churches in the United States, Old South Church in Boston, would engage in such ugliness: A Message after the SC Overturn of Roe v. Wade | Old South Church in Boston, MA This is in my view far worse than...

  6. Dogma, Heresy, and Modernity

    Personal Assent There are three basic positions that can be taken with respect to personal assent: assent, denial, and indifference. For example, consider the proposition, "It will rain tomorrow." We have three basic options: assent to the proposition and assert that it is true; deny the...

  7. Saint Javelin: Is it heresy?

    How 'Saint Javelin' raised over $1m for Ukraine I saw this, and I was wondering about whether this would constitute heresy? I know historically asking weapons to be blessed occurred, usually coupled with concepts of just wars or the like, but this is the Virgin Mary holding a rocket launcher...

  8. Compiling a list of potentially heterodox churches and denominational outliers

    I am compiling a list of parishes, cathedrals, chapels and local churches in Mainline and other denominations that have unusual and potentially erroneous practices and beliefs. Presently the list includes the following parishes, local churches, and cathedrals, in alphabetical order: All...

  9. Orthodox Christians As The Victims Of Heretical Sects

    This originated as a reply to a thread, but grew a bit too large, so I made it a blog post. Indeed, it is true that Roman Pagans accused the early Christians of cannibalism, based on a misunderstanding of the Eucharist. Pagan accusations of gross sexual immorality were probably the result of...
    • The Liturgist
    • Blog entry
    • 14 min read
    • arianism assyrian church of the east calvinism eastern orthodoxy gnosticism heresy iconoclasm iconography islam orthodoxy
    • Category: Christian Forums

  10. Joseph Murphy's "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" - what's the deal?

    So, recently a new convert in our church has been raving about this book, but something about what little she told me about seems a bit suspect. I dislike being a heresy hunter, yet I don't wish to be undiscerning either. Anyone know if this book is doctrinally sound?
    • M0MAJESTY2021
    • Thread
    • heresy joseph murphy sound doctrine the power of your subconscious mind theology
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General Theology

  11. How strict: St Ignatius Brianchaninov On Avoiding Those Books with False Teachings

    Two questions, two parts on St Ignatius Brianchaninov's words. 1. He who reads the books of a heretic immediately communes with an evil, dark spirit of falsehood. This should not seem strange or incredible to you—this is the unanimous opinion of the Holy Fathers… 2. Let each personally choose...

  12. Vincent of Lerins and Ecumenical Ecclesiology for Traditional Churches

    I wouldn’t dream of denying the Christianiy of a denomination that adheres to the Nicene Creed, like the SDA or the Roman Catholic Church. By the way, all legitimate Christian churches are Catholic, however you define legitimate; the exact qualifications for Catholicity are called ecclesiology...
    • The Liturgist
    • Thread
    • catholicism catholicity ecclesiological problems ecclesiology ecumenical relations heresy nicea orthodoxy protestantism traditional christianity
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Ecclesiology

  13. Unbelievably stupid book by Herbert W. Armstrong followers

    One of the hydra-like offshoots of the “Worldwide Church of God,” which is a non-Christian cult whose beliefs are Arian, Binitarian and Pneumatomacchian, has been advertising on a major Christian website ridiculous book about how to find “the true Church of God,” which I will not link to, lest...

  14. Gracepointe Church in Nashville says the Bible is not the word of God

    Here’s the trajectory your church will follow once it's gone Woke A very unsettling article about Gracepointe Church in Nashville which is now outright denying the Bible as the word of God. 2 Timothy 4:3 is being lived out before our very eyes.

  15. On Hierarchies: Strong, Weak, Good, Bad, and Ugly

    This started as a reply to @PloverWing in the thread on altar guilds, but as I continued to explore the question of church hierarchy I decided that this needed to be a new thread. I do beg your pardon, but I fear you inadvertently made me uncomfortable, because the way you quoted me in the...

  16. Should the UMC Schism Happen?

    For those of you who don’t know, leaders in the UMC have been planning a schism as a way around the traditionalist coalition of nearly all African, and a plurality American parishes that adhere to Biblical Christian doctrine on human sexuality, and which at every General Conference since 1972...

  17. Priscillian and Santiago de Compostela

    The great shrine of St James at Compostela began in the reign of Alfonso II of Asturias in the early 9th century, when legend says lights were observed and the grave of the saint discovered. The mediaeval tradition unequivocally connected this to James the Apostle, telling a story of how his...

  18. Dangers of Minimizing

    To minimize something is to lessen, to reduce, to make smaller or to keep to a minimum. It is also to belittle, or to dismiss, to shorten, or to play down or to make light of something. It can also be to underestimate the importance of something, and thus to brush it off as not important or as...

  19. Burning heretics

    On this day (October 27) in 1553, Michael Servetus was burned at the stake in Geneva for spreading heretical beliefs concerning the Trinity. Michael Servetus - Wikipedia I cannot make sense of executing others for heretical beliefs. But, for better or worse, Christians have done just that. It...

  20. What is the Church's position on Hermeticism

    What does the Church think of the Free Masons, Traditionalist(Evola and Guèron), Mormons, and the Rosicrucian?
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