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by Pravoslavnik
Thu 8 December 2011 11:42 am
Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
Topic: AMERICA'S OTHER CHRISTIAN GLADIATOR
Replies: 0
Views: 1378

AMERICA'S OTHER CHRISTIAN GLADIATOR

American football fans have been polarized lately by the emergence of the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow as an NFL "superstar." Tebow had a storied football career at the University of Florida, where he won national championships and the Heisman, but was widely believed to la...
by Pravoslavnik
Sun 28 August 2011 9:13 pm
Forum: Book and Media Reviews
Topic: OF GODS AND MEN
Replies: 14
Views: 23953

Re: OF GODS AND MEN

Cyprian, Did you ever tell us which traditional Orthodox jurisdiction you belong to? Is it, perhaps, the John Birch Society? In any case, whenever I read your convoluted Zionist conspiracy theories on this website, I am reminded of that old saying; [i]"To a man who has only a hammer, everything...
by Pravoslavnik
Sat 13 August 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: About the establishment of “MP ROCOR(A)”
Replies: 21
Views: 5541

Re: About the establishment of “MP ROCOR(A)”

Ephrem, I see that you are a member of the FROC/ROAC. How has the FROC dealt with Russian "converts" from the MP wishing to join the FROC in recent years? If these Russians ask for bread, do you give them a stone? (I ask this because I became a member of the ROCOR only in 1997, and I am no...
by Pravoslavnik
Sat 13 August 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: About the establishment of “MP ROCOR(A)”
Replies: 21
Views: 5541

Re: About the establishment of “MP ROCOR(A)”

As a member of the ROCOR (A) who has never been part of the MP, I must say that I find this lengthy, convoluted commentary to be strangely uncharitable, at best. In practice, the old ROCOR was long in the habit of welcoming the suffering Russian people of the MP into its fold. We have always prayed ...
by Pravoslavnik
Sat 13 August 2011 12:52 pm
Forum: Book and Media Reviews
Topic: OF GODS AND MEN
Replies: 14
Views: 23953

Re: OF GODS AND MEN

Cyprian, Islam has [i]always[/i] been violent, since its inception. Violence and the conquest of the dar-al-harb (the territory of the infidels) is integral to Islamic theology and praxis, based on many specific teachings of the [i]Koran[/i] and the [i]Sunna[/i]. Perhaps you should do some reading o...
by Pravoslavnik
Sun 7 August 2011 11:47 pm
Forum: Book and Media Reviews
Topic: OF GODS AND MEN
Replies: 14
Views: 23953

OF GODS AND MEN

I watched a DVD of the 2010 French movie Of Gods and Men this weekend. It is quite good, and a rare positive portrayal of monastic Christianity in the West. In fact, the film won the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival, but was shunned by the Babylonian American Academy Awards this year. It...
by Pravoslavnik
Sun 31 July 2011 1:35 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Latinized New "ROCOR"
Replies: 26
Views: 9718

Re: Latinized New "ROCOR"

I was a member of an Antiochian Western Rite parish for several years before moving to the ROCOR many years ago. Many liturgical aspects of the Western Rite are certainly quite ancient, dating to the earliest years of the Orthodox Church. And the Latin liturgy was, of course, an integral part of the...