Way Less Activity in TAW These Days Compared to Earlier Times

[truefiction1]

I totally see a joke in the spelling here, any enterprising mind would.

Good catch!

There is plenty here.

Yes, but truth does manage to slip through the cracks of the censors on here at least some of the time. It still amazes me; that which I've experienced on LinkedIn or other platforms. Hate filled, belligerent, and derogatory statements made by people bearing the name of "Christian" are left to remain. But speak a truth in honesty and with sound reasoning and the statements are quickly deleted, accompanied by warnings against bullying and threats of having your account revoked. How can one not be at least a little concerned about the cunning of "Screwtape"?

 

[ArmyMatt]

Thank you Fr, I'm going to need them!

BA in International Studies.

nice!

 

[rusmeister]

There is plenty here.

Well, the truth is, gzt, that you seem to believe some things different from most of the rest of us. It doesn’t seem to bother you that a metropolitan that you admire has said and done things that we can only consider heretical. If the promotion of those things get censored in TAW, and the hierarch condemned for his words and actions, then that is good and right. If you support those things yourself, then yes, you can expect censorship, in this sub-forum, at least.

There is now real division in the Orthodox Church, where a significant minority support and promote things that were never countenanced in our history. There really are people, formally Orthodox members and hierarchs, who support “choice” (abortion), sodomic relations, female clergy, and ecumenism, the idea that it doesn’t really matter at all whether one worships or concelebrates with or communes non-Orthodox, or promote individuals or groups who promote those things. They are getting aid from Orthodox organizations like Ancient Faith Ministries, which gives a platform to some of those supporters. And since some of the hierarchs supporting those things are part of SCOBA that body can no longer be trusted. The essential evil is that we do not submit our own ideas of right and wrong to the test of the consensus of the fathers in Holy Tradition. We are wise in our own eyes, and are unwilling to grant the historical Church the power to correct us and the modern hierarchs who would have us reject that consensus in favor of their own understanding of compassion or justice.

To be fair, there are laity and hierarchs who reject those things who embrace other evils as good, who have taken what was supposed to be rare economia and normalized divorce and multiple marriages, or choose to ignore opposite-sex sin as not-sin, or who believe that totalitarianism is acceptable as long as it is “Orthodox”. I have been driven from my home of thirty years by such people, so I am not making idle claims.

When we reject the consensus of the fathers in something, in anything, we come to think ourselves more compassionate than Christ, the apostles, and saints. And so we fall away. In different directions, maybe equal and opposite directions, but it’s still falling away.

 

[ArmyMatt]

When we reject the consensus of the fathers in something, in anything, we come to think ourselves more compassionate than Christ, the apostles, and saints. And so we fall away. In different directions, maybe equal and opposite directions, but it’s still falling away.

yep.

 

[truefiction1]

When we reject the consensus of the fathers in something, in anything, we come to think ourselves more compassionate than Christ, the apostles, and saints. And so we fall away. In different directions, maybe equal and opposite directions, but it’s still falling away.

It's easy for us, when we are slaves of sin, to mistake our indifference towards sin for compassion, whereas it is really just indifference. Or, too put it in the words of St. Lawrence of Chernigov: "They [the priests] don't even care about the salvation of their own souls, let alone anyone else's".

 

[gzt]

It's easy for us, when we are slaves of sin, to mistake our indifference towards sin for compassion, whereas it is really just indifference. Or, too put it in the words of St. Lawrence of Chernigov: "They [the priests] don't even care about the salvation of their own souls, let alone anyone else's".

Certainly, I'm not sure how we got to this tangent, but we desire that all be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth -- we must act on that desire!

 

[Dorothea]

I’ve said what little of value I have to say. And plenty of people think that doesn’t even have value, is just plain wrong. I’ve learned that most people don’t give a rat’s behind about my opinions, and mostly keep them to myself. I’ve warned y’all about the importance of language, and how much of what we now say is not consonant with how the Church fathers talk about things, most obviously in terms of sexuality and the family, but people go right on saying
that people are “gay”, talk about one’s “gender”, even say that people ARE “trans”-anything. I don’t see any good in going a thousand rounds with people who reject what I see.

Trying to just stay alive with little motivation beyond the needs of my immediate family to even do so. The people promoting leftist heresy have largely dropped out, few ask questions that are “up my alley”. Events seem to be sharpening to a point. The naive idea I had that we are all of one heart and mind is gone, stripped from me by the events of the past couple of years and more slowly during the preceding decade.

I feel like I’m nearly done. Not much left to say, and almost no one to say it to, anyways. But I’ll still check in, for a while, anyway.

I've been quoting you or mentioning you quite a bit to my son as of late on the issue of language and euphemisms you would say. I told him you were right. Yes, what you say has value. Also, I can relate to how you're feeling. I've felt like that off and on for the past few years as well.

My answer to the question is I don't want to argue with my fellow Orthodox Christians about the immense evil and spirit of the antichrist that has darkened this world via many things like this war between Russia and Ukraine and the trans issue. There had been too many times where I felt a lot of hostility toward my views, so I've stayed quiet. I also don't want to be reported and banned for posting something that may be considered not the right narrative on certain things. We've lost the true freedom of speech in our country. It's sad. Anyway, I don't come here too often but check in every now and then.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I've been quoting you or mentioning you quite a bit to my son as of late on the issue of language and euphemisms you would say. I told him you were right. Yes, what you say has value. Also, I can relate to how you're feeling. I've felt like that off and on for the past few years as well.

My answer to the question is I don't want to argue with my fellow Orthodox Christians about the immense evil and spirit of the antichrist that has darkened this world via many things like this war between Russia and Ukraine and the trans issue. There had been too many times where I felt a lot of hostility toward my views, so I've stayed quiet. I also don't want to be reported and banned for posting something that may be considered not the right narrative on certain things. We've lost the true freedom of speech in our country. It's sad. Anyway, I don't come here too often but check in every now and then.

yours is also a voice I appreciate on here, Dot.

as do others

 

[Dorothea]

yours is also a voice I appreciate on here, Dot.

as do others

Thank you! The feeling is mutual.

 

[Nevyn Atall]

This is where I discovered Orthodoxy in late 2004 and there was a lot of activity back then. Met a couple who were trying to conceive, as my wife and I were. He traveled to Athos and got some oil from the lamp that burns before the Theotokos' sash. They conceived twins and sent us some. Within a month, we conceived our son. TAW definitely had an impact on my life.

 

[Nevyn Atall]

I’ve said what little of value I have to say. And plenty of people think that doesn’t even have value, is just plain wrong. I’ve learned that most people don’t give a rat’s behind about my opinions, and mostly keep them to myself. I’ve warned y’all about the importance of language, and how much of what we now say is not consonant with how the Church fathers talk about things, most obviously in terms of sexuality and the family, but people go right on saying
that people are “gay”, talk about one’s “gender”, even say that people ARE “trans”-anything. I don’t see any good in going a thousand rounds with people who reject what I see.

Trying to just stay alive with little motivation beyond the needs of my immediate family to even do so. The people promoting leftist heresy have largely dropped out, few ask questions that are “up my alley”. Events seem to be sharpening to a point. The naive idea I had that we are all of one heart and mind is gone, stripped from me by the events of the past couple of years and more slowly during the preceding decade.

I feel like I’m nearly done. Not much left to say, and almost no one to say it to, anyways. But I’ll still check in, for a while, anyway.

I can definitely feel you on how frustrating it is to see things changing around you and how it's even changing things that aren't SUPPOSED to change. I fought against my autism for all my life but the last few years have made me embrace it. Modern society is like a collective psychosis that is eating humanity alive and people are just running around pouring condiments on themselves.

"...days of Noah..."
"...days of Lot..."

I'm not worried about saving the world, I'm just trying to do the best I can for my family and the people around me.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Thank you! The feeling is mutual.

booyah

 

[ArmyMatt]

This is where I discovered Orthodoxy in late 2004 and there was a lot of activity back then. Met a couple who were trying to conceive, as my wife and I were. He traveled to Athos and got some oil from the lamp that burns before the Theotokos' sash. They conceived twins and sent us some. Within a month, we conceived our son. TAW definitely had an impact on my life.

praise God!

 

[All4Christ]

This is where I discovered Orthodoxy in late 2004 and there was a lot of activity back then. Met a couple who were trying to conceive, as my wife and I were. He traveled to Athos and got some oil from the lamp that burns before the Theotokos' sash. They conceived twins and sent us some. Within a month, we conceived our son. TAW definitely had an impact on my life.

Praise God! If you have a moment, any prayers for my husband and me would be appreciated (Laura and Stephen). We have the same struggles, though we haven’t been blessed yet by any children - though we have been blessed with godchildren.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Praise God! If you have a moment, any prayers for my husband and me would be appreciated (Laura and Stephen). We have the same struggles, though we haven’t been blessed yet by any children - though we have been blessed with godchildren.

Lord have mercy!

 

[Nevyn Atall]

Praise God! If you have a moment, any prayers for my husband and me would be appreciated (Laura and Stephen). We have the same struggles, though we haven’t been blessed yet by any children - though we have been blessed with godchildren.

For what my prayers are worth, you certainly have them. It's been a long time since I've done much here so I'm kinda lost. I don't remember how to send private messages but if you want, PM me your mailing info and I'll send you some of this oil.

 

[truefiction1]

I've requested by formal letter to be excused from acknowledging that I've read and understood this sexual harassment prevention "training" that is required by NY state to be provided to all employees of employers in the state of NY. This is my way of saying that the organization that I work for is guilty of passing this evil plague on to people through their willingness to comply with the state requirement. They haven't figured that part out yet, so they're still trying to be nice and work out a solution that will accommodate my belief that if I make any gesture with my hand that is a sign of compliance that I'll also be guilty of "placing a stumbling block" before "these little ones". Discussion is ongoing so I haven't been discharged from my employment yet. I have a six figure income which I've currently no way to replace if I'm terminated. But I'm closer to retirement than most and do have something in the 401k, just not enough. Best case is probably that they will make some minor changes in their computerized HR system and extend the deadline for me to receive this training until the last day of this year, and then I'll either be terminated after that or just retire from here and go on to become self-employed in some other occupation. Or They could simply decide to require me to immediately acknowledge that document on their bureaucratic device (the company computer network) or be discharged in the present. We shall see.

Moving the mouse to hover over a silver rectangle button with the word "acknowledge" typed inside of it is not different from placing your hand inside a bowl with incense in it and tossing the incense into a cauldron of hot coals placed before the idol of "The Divine Emperor Caesar". You see, the idolaters don't care whether we really believe what they are requiring us to believe. Rather, they only care that we signal our compliance with a mere gesture of the hand. Christians who tossed the incense before the idol were spared and set free. These are those who wear the mark of the beast upon their "hands". Those with the seal on their heads are those who believe in and worship the idol (ideology is an idolatrous religion).

 

[truefiction1]

Oops. I put my last post in the wrong thread, so I had to move it into the " gender ideology indoctrination" thread. Sorry.

 

[SamanthaAnastasia]

Well, I’ve had a crazy year moving back to the states in Sept and now I’m like oof 5 months pregnant? Glory to God. It’s been kinda hard though. Ah well. I guess I’m back lol

 

[ArmyMatt]

Well, I’ve had a crazy year moving back to the states in Sept and now I’m like oof 5 months pregnant? Glory to God. It’s been kinda hard though. Ah well. I guess I’m back lol

glory to God and welcome back!