Ioannes
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Our church does have pews, which I am not fond of but can deal with. We did install tv screens that kind of hang from the ceiling. I feel partially responsible for this because I continually complained that people cannot follow along and easily get …
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YES Fr. Peter is correct! It is the former protestants throwing a fit and nobody is really listening. So those of you who care, we need to come together and form some sort of group so we can all discuss our concerns and what to do about it. Is ANYON…
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I say we have Fr. Peter write this paper and see what the outcome is. If that does not work then I say all of us who are against this "assimilation" go ahead and make some sort of organization for the purity of the Orthodox religion. Strength in uni…
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The end does not justify the means. If you make concessions to try and get the youth, then they will end up making even bigger concessions, eventually watering down the faith to where it is completely unrecognizable. You all fail to understand you…
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Above all Sudani, I admire your zeal. Very passionate and that must be admired.
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Zoxasi, are you serious? Speaking in tongues? What the hell has this church come to? You know, all of us who are against protestantism should band together somehow, they might be able to ignore one or two voices, but a multitude cannot be ignored. A…
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These youth meetings should be banished, I hear nothing but horror stories from these. The horrible yet encouraging thing is, the adults are practically forcing this protestant crap on our kids, often times they reject it and complain. The worst of …
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[quote author=christ_rose link=topic=10538.msg128277#msg128277 date=1296019859] Praise meetings is qhen we should let people praise the lord whichever way they want umless it is outrageous. Enough orthodox knots!! We practice muslim orthodoxy not tr…
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Christ_Rose, Your argument is fundamentally flawed. You are basically saying that we as Orthodox have no right to defend ourselves against heresy. The whole of the early church "judged" other non-Christian beliefs that claimed to be Christian. Why? …
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[quote author=christ_rose link=topic=10538.msg128262#msg128262 date=1296015196] I believe its as simple as this ans as crazy as this sounds! If you can say that protestants are not christians ans that they are not ur brethren and that they will not …
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Let us stay away from the "whos going to heaven and whos going to hell" argument. What we do know is that Orthodoxy IS true Christianity, if you dont believe this then do not recite the creed, or atleast the part that says "and in one holy CATHOLIC …
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[quote author=TITL link=topic=10538.msg128194#msg128194 date=1295999605] To TTTL Whatever you said doesnt give you the right to condemn them as you did earlier. I'm condemning the religion. The religion is a Satanic one. It should be condemned, as s…
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[quote author=dzheremi link=topic=10538.msg128121#msg128121 date=1295991980] [quote author=DimyanCoptic link=topic=10538.msg128107#msg128107 date=1295989224] is this even allowed? i read somewhere that we can only use cymbals and triangles during se…
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Did you know Arius wrote hymns, Nestorious also wrote hymns. I am not sure that any of Arius' actually survived, but if you read some of these Non-Orthodoxy hymns, they seem to be the same, but should we sing them in church as well? No. The major pr…
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Abnoub, as I said before preserving the church is ALL of our duties. Do not worry about hurting peoples feelings, although that should not be your objective. Take the example of our early church fathers and be unwavering, speak your mind, and do not…
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TITL, definetly a more refined approach. This type of issue strikes a nerve with me, I converted from protestantism and I am not about to watch my church be tainted by it. So I always recommend the radical brute force way of doing things. LOL.
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Abnoub, I have brought this very issue up to some. We dont have this at our church and never will. But I do know of some churches that are integrating this kind of thing into their church, not necessarily the liturgy but that will be next. I would j…
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yay! another video that makes no sense to me full of non-Orthodox icons.
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To be honest, I am not a huge fan of the "hibbidy dibbidy" I would much rather have a good meal or a back rub, heck even a good sleep is much better in my opinion.
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This could also be a medical issue. Sometimes lack of a sex drive can be attributed to depression, bad diet, or a host of other issues. I would go see a doctor because there are things that can be done. It does not necessarily mean that you are doin…
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I would not rent to them. I also would not rent to beastiophiles, necrophiles, pedophiles, or any other sicko.
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Muslims, Jews, Gays, whats wrong with equating those three?
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[quote author=John_S2000 link=topic=10324.msg127389#msg127389 date=1295464131] Ioannes, If you say I must.. no problem, I'll check Heiser's lectures and then be back here. GBU [/quote] I have them on DVD but I dont think he actually has any of his…
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[quote author=John_S2000 link=topic=10324.msg127374#msg127374 date=1295458470] My aim is not to annoy you or attack your convictions but to understand more. I will read the reference mentioned when I find an online copy. Meanwhile I'd appreciate ans…
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This boils down to something very simple, which is why I do not like to discuss this topic, save a few people. Opinion. Many opinions here are interfering with facts. Sordoeht raised very good evidences and not one of them was addressed, rather peop…
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[quote author=TITL link=topic=10479.msg127275#msg127275 date=1295311916] Sorry to be annoying, but are the rest of us allowed to have your Skype name? Do you take confessions over Skype? [/quote] lol Thanks Fr. Peter.
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Thank you Fr. Peter. I am not sure how to explain exactly how I feel, but I can sum it up as I honestly do not feel as if I care. I do not know what I should do, I am virtually isolated, by my own accord. I am just thoroughly confused and I do not f…
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Well of course no church is perfect and I dont expect anyone to be. I dont really care enough to get into this here. I also do not want anyone to get the idea that I am bashing anyone or cutting anyone down. I have made my complaints known and it ha…
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Abnoub, Unfortunately I have been struggling with many things, mostly spiritually related. My dad wanted to become baptized but seen some things he didnt like, which I am not starting to see. My mom could care less but she thinks some of…
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You must be kidding.