Texas' Tikhon, "Deacon" of ROCOR?

[Chrysostomos]

Nicholas said to Deacon Tikhon:

Dear Tikhon, Perhaps you could explain something to me? You said that you are a Deacon in ROCOR but are not listed on the ROCOR Clergy list. Since you claimed to know Father George Lardas very well, one of my moderators went to Matushka Anna Lardas and asked about you. She said she neither knew you nor knew of any Deacon Tikhon.

She asked Father George who said the same. Concerned, she asked the ROCOR clery in Texas if perhaps a deacon Tikhon had been ordained since they left, and was told that there is none.

Can you please explain this? I was told, straight up, that there is no ROCOR Deacon Tikhon in Texas.

Note: This sounds very KGB'ish...sent one of your moderators to....
Is Deacon Tikhon on trial or under investigation? Oh, and in case you respond, I need to make sure that everyone is who they are, is actually who they are....Have you check all the users of this board?

If you respond that you must be sure that all clergy are who they say
they are, have you check all clergy on this board, including myself?

Once again, I will say, as I said on another part of this forum,
where do you guys find all the time to do this stuff?

I agree with Joseph D., are we going to have to put disclaimers on
our messages that we are not Masons or associated with them in
any way or whatever the current "taboo" topic is?

Interesting to find out your response.....

With humble bow,

The Simpleton - Rd. Chrysostomos

[Protopriest Dionysi]

I have sent you private correspondence on the matter. I had already sent such to the moderator.

This seems very strange that one would claim to be a Deacon, but want to conceal who he really is. You say that you sent a "private correspondence", why not make it public. Something to hide? Something to be ahsamed of? I can not help but wonder how involed you may really be with the Masons.

[Justin Kissel]

Chrysostomos,

...sent one of your moderators to....

You are reading into things. Nicholas did not say that he sent one of his moderators. As a point of fact (and being the moderator in question, I know the facts), I was first contacted by a member of the Lardas family, not the other way around. It was only after this initial contact had been made that I "went" to the Lardases via email and the telephone in an attempt to understand what was going on; in doing this, I was trying to explore various avenues that would explain how I/we might have been mistaken in our questioning of Dn. Tikhon. It was, in fact, a member of the Lardas family who doesn't even post here at this point who did most of the investigating.

Is Deacon Tikhon on trial or under investigation?

Deacon Tikhon has been asked to provide honest information about who he is; e.g., in which jurisdiction is he a deacon? The moderators/administrators of this forum were asked not too long about by the same person in the Lardas family, and also by a ROCOR priest, to offer the same type of information. I don't think it's too much of a hassel to give a few lines explaining who you are and where you're from, is it?

Oh, and in case you respond, I need to make sure that everyone is who they are, is actually who they are....Have you check all the users of this board?

I have watched all users who have claimed to be something like a priest or deacon. One time a Bishop registered, though we weren't sure if it was legit. So we were cautiously waiting to see his first post(s) to find out. If he was obviously a Bishop, then there would have been absolutely no cause for concern. On the other hand, if their is cause for concern, we aren't going to bury our heads in the sand. I await Dn. Tikhon's response that will demonstrate that he is who he says he is. If he can't do that, then I hope he'll either come clean and stay, or otherwise leave.

To say that what is being done (or even what you presume is being done, based on certain false assumptions) sounds KGB'ish is too insulting to respond to, so I'll leave my post end here.

Justin

[Chrysostomos]

Justin,

You said to me: To say that what is being done (or even what you presume is being done, based on certain false assumptions) sounds KGB'ish is too insulting to respond to, so I'll leave my post end here.

My intention of bringing this up was not to insult you, I was bringing
up my observations and feelings. It's sad, that many on this board
are free to make remarks that I could have easily taken personally
as insulting, and it's okay, but my remarks, are not allowed the
same liberty.

I was going on what Nicholas posted:
Since you claimed to know Father George Lardas very well, one of my moderators went to Matushka Anna Lardas and asked about you.

You said to me: As a point of fact (and being the moderator in question, I know the facts), I was first contacted by a member of the Lardas family, not the other way around. It was only after this initial contact had been made that I "went" to the Lardases via email and the telephone in an attempt to understand what was going on;

So right here, there is a big discrepancy.

So before you get insulted about this, this is what I am talking about. Nicholas says one thing, you say another. Which is the true version?

Get my point…. Let me know if we no longer have the ability to bring up concerns on this board. As to insults, I could have taken many on this board, especially because I attend an OCA Church.

With humble bow,

Rd. Chrysostomos

[尼古拉前执事]

Chrysostom, I was confused about the series of events, but before your postings Justin did say the following:

It was actually someone else who first asked Matushka about you, but I am the moderator Nicholas was speaking of.

[Justin Kissel]

Chrysostomos,

Get my point….

Yes, I understand where you are coming from, I think, which is why I think it'd be best not to further respond to you on this thread

If I have offended you, now or in the past, then I apologize.

[away]

You should have asked the man to explain himself in a more private way, not in the middle of the disussion like that. Now you have got other people asking silly questions and why? It makes us sad.

EDIT-- I (Justin) have edited your post and taken out the part where you continuously repeat the same short nonsensical phrase about 300 times.