Post: #151

Jay Dyer with the fire again:

Post: #152

Has anyone joined the Russian Orthodox church in the US after marrying a Russian wife? Will the russian churches help an american find or date russian women?

Just curious if joining the russian church will enhance the opportunity to meet russian women or travel to russia to marry a russian girl?

Do you think russian wives who have married american men and moved to america want to remain in the russian church or join some other group like the roman catholic church or stay secular.

Post: #153

I always wonder about that question from the point of a) how many Russians are devoted churchgoers, b) would you ever possibly meet them in Russia, and c) would such types be open to foreigners?

I know quite a bit about this from the American side of things; a few weeks back Roosh had [in his hour/live show] at least one thing right regarding the Orthodox Churches --- they don't lend much to social or entertainment draws like new age religion or cafeteria christianity (megachurch type protestants) --- as they shouldn't. But this makes things much more challenging for meeting people for the legit, and the lurker, alike.

Post: #154

(09-08-2018 06:01 PM)Kid Twist Wrote:  I always wonder about that question from the point of a) how many Russians are devoted churchgoers, b) would you ever possibly meet them in Russia, and c) would such types be open to foreigners?

I know quite a bit about this from the American side of things; a few weeks back Roosh had [in his hour/live show] at least one thing right regarding the Orthodox Churches --- they don't lend much to social or entertainment draws like new age religion or cafeteria christianity (megachurch type protestants) --- as they shouldn't. But this makes things much more challenging for meeting people for the legit, and the lurker, alike.

I would assume it would improve networking opportunities if other parents have hot daughters they want to set up, or if there was some sort of church youth group that allowed singles to meet. Or if they have relatives back in russia or are taking a trip back to russia that you can join on for holiday. I'm just curious if the russian church has some sort of exchange program that allows russian people to visit the USA and vice-versa but that is probably the same as a 6 month tourist visa. But I wonder if there are any parishes with russian wives who married non-russian american men or if that is frowned upon in that community to have non-russian husbands?

Post: #155

The Orthodox faith is very interesting. It's what I wish modern, American Christianity was.

Post: #156

It can't be modern.

But you can be a part of it.

Post: #157

Seems like Roosh has become a believer based on his latest tweets.

Post: #158

(02-22-2018 11:17 AM)Samseau Wrote:  I believe that had Protestants had known about the Orthodox church in the 15th-16th centuries, they would have simply converted instead of forming their own churches.

Oh they knew about it. Martin Luther once said "the truth is with the Greeks," though he ended up going off the rails instead. Various kinds of Protestants petitioned Orthodoxy for various reasons, whether simply dialogue or out of a desire to be accepted as part of the genuine Christian faith, during that period of time. Eventually, the Orthodox Patriarchs stopped returning their letters once it became clear that their demands for recognition did not come with the humility to accept the Church in its fullness.

Patriarch Dositheus of Jerusalem ended up writing "The Confession of Dositheus" specifically to refute Calvinism and the (unfounded) rumors that Cyril Lucaris, an Orthodox Patriarch, was secretly a Calvinist or had Calvinist leanings. There was interaction between Protestants and Orthodox from almost the very beginning, but Protestants only accept the Councils they like and almost universally (especially the modern low-church evangelicals) reject high tradition, liturgy, icons, veneration of Saints, etc.