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  1. Seraphim .

    Russian Old Believers

    What do people think of the small group of Old Believers that exist in Russia? How far do they differ theologically to Russian Orthodox? Am mostly interested in Eastern Orthodox opinions, but all opinions are welcome, this topic would be off-topic in the T.A.W forum so I assume this is the...
  2. The Liturgist

    The Fascinating World of Eastern Orthodox Old Calendarists

    Old Calendarists are those Eastern Orthodox who regard the use of the Gregorian or Revised Julian Calendars to be heretical, and also regard ecumenism to be heretical, indeed, they are more opposed to ecumenism than to the Gregorian and Revised Julian Calendar, as these were implemented to bring...
  3. The Liturgist

    Liturgical Reform and Alienation, and Other Interesting Things

    Your post made me reflect on the interesting fact that in the history of the Christian church, in the past four centuries, the forcible implementation of a new liturgy substantially, or in some cases, only slightly, different from the old one, has produced some fairly spectacular schisms. The...
  4. TaiKamiya720

    Which liturgical calendar is legitimate in the Orthodox Church? New or Old Julian?

    I've noticed that some Orthodox Churches have different calendars. The Orthodox Church I go to celebrates Christmas on December 25 since it follows the New Calendar, but I also noticed that some Orthodox Churches stay on the Old Julian Calendar, because earlier last month, in January, I've...