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by Joseph D
Tue 18 May 2004 12:08 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: FreeMasons and Orthodoxy
Replies: 51
Views: 55233

Demetri, Just a sidebar, and yes I have heard of the Fourth Crusade; yet I do not believe fighting Saladin, the Moors, Islamic enterprise would be classified of any necessity as an "evil"-doing (even in spite of any public apologies made by Church Regulars [of any rank] to Mislims at large...
by Joseph D
Thu 6 May 2004 10:46 am
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: From a priest that left ROCOR
Replies: 16
Views: 5845

Joseph, Speaking of self validation... Pretty weak, man. Seraphim Do you mean my criticism as a whole or specifically my generalization which you cited? To dumb it down for a minute Seraphim, if I may. You and your ilk are constantly trying to reach an audience that does not want to hear you. Did y...
by Joseph D
Mon 3 May 2004 2:03 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: From a priest that left ROCOR
Replies: 16
Views: 5845

Joseph, Why have the hierarchs of THOC and ROAC chosen to go where the money is? I'm afraid I don't understand this? Who is the THOC, and who do you think has money? And what makes you think that these hierarchs are going somewhere in particular for the money? I think Colorado and California are ma...
by Joseph D
Mon 26 April 2004 10:44 am
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: From a priest that left ROCOR
Replies: 16
Views: 5845

Joseph, Can you please define, "GO WHERE THE MONEY IS" and I please do hope you have a basis to your thoughts/accusations on this. If you believe that ROAC has this substantial ammount of money then it might do you well to explain. I moved out ot CO because i agree 100% with the position ...
by Joseph D
Mon 26 April 2004 10:05 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Schismatic Blessing
Replies: 5
Views: 2326

Maybe look at it this way...Why would one ask for a blessing from a person he would not pray with? Daniel: Yes, a little common sense goes a long way sometimes. But, even St. Basil the Great (in his typically Aristotelian style) drew a distinction between a schismatic and an heretic. The schismatic...
by Joseph D
Sat 24 April 2004 11:53 am
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: From a priest that left ROCOR
Replies: 16
Views: 5845

I think it is right, self-contradiction is the very worst circumstace in which good leadership can find itself. Though to avoid such glaring errors, the so-called "Traditionalists" are willing to relocate to Colorado or California. Why have the hierarchs of THOC and ROAC chosen to go where...
by Joseph D
Sat 24 April 2004 10:44 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: GOA now tonsuring women as clergy?
Replies: 152
Views: 48836

Re: Tonsuring women in the GOA

There is nothing that can be said to make the tonsuring of women as clergy, even a reader, acceptable or Orthodox. Do you mean ever ? So the Church is more Orthodox today than it was during the Byzantine era? I love these American sects! So-o-o-o Protestant an ethos by the way, Ralph Waldo Emerson ...