I posted this on the Christian Advice subforum but I was advised to ask on the The Ancient Way subforum.
There's a memory that has been haunting me lately.
That was a few years ago, I was a young teenager at that time. Pretty immature. I was playing a video game and noticed one or two other players were Muslims. I don't remember the reason (may have been just aversion towards their faith...), but I remember I wrote "Allah is a b**tch" in the chat. Have I insulted our Lord? That would be a great sin. I'm in internal conflict on this. One side is giving the argument that "Allah" is Arabic for "God", the other one stresses that I was talking about the god the Muslims believe in and not Christians. I tried to check whether Christians consider Muslims to believe in the same God, but I don't remember finding a clear answer.
I regret my action in any case, but was it a sin or was it just immature behavior?
My second question is related Eastern Orthodox Church music. I want to convert to Orthodoxy in near future, and I find the Church music very beautiful. I catch myself singing or buzzing it during daily activities, like vacuuming, taking a shower and even going to the toilet (I'm so ashamed to admit this). Is this involuntary sacrilege? I think it is, but I would like to hear someone else's opinion, preferably the Orthodox stance.
Please help, I feel I can't have a proper confession without sorting these issues out.
There's a memory that has been haunting me lately.
That was a few years ago, I was a young teenager at that time. Pretty immature. I was playing a video game and noticed one or two other players were Muslims. I don't remember the reason (may have been just aversion towards their faith...), but I remember I wrote "Allah is a b**tch" in the chat. Have I insulted our Lord? That would be a great sin. I'm in internal conflict on this. One side is giving the argument that "Allah" is Arabic for "God", the other one stresses that I was talking about the god the Muslims believe in and not Christians. I tried to check whether Christians consider Muslims to believe in the same God, but I don't remember finding a clear answer.
I regret my action in any case, but was it a sin or was it just immature behavior?
My second question is related Eastern Orthodox Church music. I want to convert to Orthodoxy in near future, and I find the Church music very beautiful. I catch myself singing or buzzing it during daily activities, like vacuuming, taking a shower and even going to the toilet (I'm so ashamed to admit this). Is this involuntary sacrilege? I think it is, but I would like to hear someone else's opinion, preferably the Orthodox stance.
Please help, I feel I can't have a proper confession without sorting these issues out.