Ekaterina wrote:Ah, yes, the branch theory.....
LOL....Don't think so.
Sergianism and politeness.
The Sergianists on this list tend to appear or geniunely are well mannered, calm and thoughtful. The closest thing we had to someone more representive of Sergianism as a whole has been banned quite a long time now (Rostislav). A Moldovan friend of mine told me recently that a "Russian" pulled a gun on her for speaking her own language to a friend and told her "to speak human and stop barking like a dog", his Orthodox cross swinging on a chain around his kneck. Now who can imagine Katya doing such a thing for instance? Maybe it is time to bring back Rostislav so that we can get a better understanding of what Sergianism and Sergianists are (though even he is Sergianism-lite).
There are extremists on both sides. And on both sides extreme views can lead to extreme behaviour whereas well-balanced views tend to lead to well-balanced behaviour.
Don't be misled - extreme nationalism is just as rampant in "True" Orthodox circles as it is in "World" Orthodox circles.