If one bishop has decided that such a policy is necessary for their church, fine... but others have decided differently. We should respect then and give them the benefit of the doubt that they are able to make the correct pastorial decisions for their own flocks without arguing my bishop is better than yours, why don't you ask my bishop, are you afraid?
I don't mean any offense, but it really seems like you're living in the past in a romanticised version of the glory days of Orthodoxy. It sounds like you're closing out all other Christians, and being completely unwilling to interact with them out of a fear that seems to have been bred into some Orthodox circles because of persecution and loses, using old cannons intended for different situations as justification. If your bishop does the same, he's not in agreement with a lot of other bishops, and none of our bishops are infallible, let alone incapable of any pastorial mistake. I'm glad that Orthodox is not stuck in the past, but it is a living tradition that addapts to the times and cultures it encounters to always spread the Gospel and save souls, without compormising the Orthodox faith. If your bishop has a more cautious policy than ours, I'm not going to debate you and call you a heretic or disobedient to the church, I'll give him the benifit of the doubt that there's good pastorial reason for it. I'm not going to try to impose my bishops' pastorial decisions upon you, as if I was worthy to participate in thier decision making. It would be nice if you would do the same, and not condemn the decisions of many holy Orthodox bishops in other juristictions. Your legalism has already caused scandle to at least 3 people.
If you want to post a statement from your bishop that challenges the decisions of the other bishops, or if he wants to post a message, then debate would be worthwhile, but this some unnamed bishop doesn't agree with you without any consideration to other factors is rediculous.
