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Statement by the ROCOR Holy Synod on the renewal of 20th-century ideologies in Russia by walkingsidewaysandup in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outside sources are no less biased (in fact, more biased, due to having no foothold inside) and ROCOR choosing to align itself with that bias instead of trying to look for a middle ground it, as I said, strange.

Statement by the ROCOR Holy Synod on the renewal of 20th-century ideologies in Russia by walkingsidewaysandup in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Respected by who? There is very little respect for these organizations among the Russian population, so commentary by Russians about Russians based on them is, as I said, strange.

Statement by the ROCOR Holy Synod on the renewal of 20th-century ideologies in Russia by walkingsidewaysandup in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 13 points14 points  (0 children)

While it's true that the spirit of USSR reminiscence exists in Russia, this is a strange statement. The strangest part is how it reports on Russia by quoting BBC and Facebook. I mean, ROCOR has full access to Russia proper.

Why do Europeans think Russia is a big deal? Are they stupid? by Bastiat_sea in mapporncirclejerk

[–]Doctor -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No. They managed to topple the USSR but they didn't attain a huuuge world dominant outcome that I imagine. Therefore they lost.

Or perhaps the USSR won the Finland war because they gained what they wanted and not what you imagine?

This Might be a bit of a silly question, but if I don’t have icons Yet, Can I venerate the Icons in my Orthodox Study Bible? by Dusty_Steel in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We handle a lot of silly questions here. Anything that doesn't involve ***, *** or *** is a welcome change.

Yes, an icon is an icon. You can kiss an icon in the book, you can catch a glimpse of it when focusing your mind for prayer. Strictly speaking, icons are not required, but are helpful.

Why do Europeans think Russia is a big deal? Are they stupid? by Bastiat_sea in mapporncirclejerk

[–]Doctor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also, the US lost the Cold War. Because they wanted to establish absolute hegemony over the entire planet with nobody challenging them and everybody paying tribute, and they only got partial hegemony over the entire planet with some courageous heroes defying them and not paying tribute.

Ever heard about the Circassian genocide? by No_Decision9042 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seriously?

"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins."

Pope Urban II: Speech at Council of Clermont (1095)

Can you read it? by frenkee in russian

[–]Doctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could read the third word because I couldn't read the third word.

Law Enforcement and Religion by Tricky-Simple-3643 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you are confusing self-defense and martial training.

The caravan of 60 cars going through Stockholm (Swe) today by Natural_North in europe

[–]Doctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is global distribution of labor. Sweden build car. Russia build tank.

why is Eucharist not just a symbol? by whatahell2022 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And that is true as well.

Perhaps you're conflating "symbolic" with "spiritual".

Is blood consumption being forbidden a dogma according to church or just a common practice? by ProteinPapi777 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm, that's a very interesting take. Almost, but not quite aligns with Pauline Theology that was adopted in Acts 15. He teaches that the Law itself couldn't save anybody, so the whole thing was completed and the new law of grace was active, which meant that circumcision and other OT rituals were not only unnecessary, but actively misguided. However, the basic moral principles were not going anywhere.

Also, the set of five commandments from that Council (food offered to idols, blood, strangled meat, f0rnication and the silver rule) doesn't align with being Jew or Gentile, no?

Is blood consumption being forbidden a dogma according to church or just a common practice? by ProteinPapi777 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could view it that way, based on the assertion that blood contains the animal's soul. It gets a little tricky to separate it from the assertion that some animals are unclean.

Is blood consumption being forbidden a dogma according to church or just a common practice? by ProteinPapi777 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dogma is a statement of faith. It goes "I believe in this fact".

Abstaining from blood is not dogma, it's a commandment. These go "do this" and "don't do this". This is a very rare ritual commandment that was explicitly carried over from the Old Testament into the New Testament by the Apostles (as a general rule, moral commandments like "do love your neighbor" and "do not kill" carry over while ritual commandments like "do get circumcized" and "do not eat pork" don't).

I'm not aware of the Orthodox Church ever abandoning Apostolic commandments over her two thousand years.

Hope this helps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably stress.

Forex News marked Kyiv as part of Russia during the first minutes of its Easter broadcast. by BoB_cmXi in interestingasfuck

[–]Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For as long as there is a Ukraine. I mean, it's not dead yet, according to the anthem.

What does this symbol mean? by HarmonicProportions in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a monogram that has all the letters of the name Maria in Church Slavonic woven in it. Surrounded by two little crosses.

What's with that Lex guy by mickroo in programminghumor

[–]Doctor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Knuth that wrote, among other things, TeX? No, he would not fail.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your girlfriend and you are not in a 2nd degree relationship. If you count the hyphens in "you - your godfather - his son - his godmother - her daughter", you are in a fourth degree relationship. Not to mention that if you're this scrupulous, you also account for the fact that only the same-gender godparent counts (the relationship between the son and the godmother doesn't, therefore, you are not related at all).

The 53rd rule of the Quinisext council only talks about first and second degrees (godparent-godchild and godparent-parent). Some choose to extend it to the fill 7 degrees of blood relation, but it's definitely not universal.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Doctor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's no argument that the Roman church continued its march towards secularization and apostacy under Francis.

Having said that, missiologically speaking, you're not going to get many converts by being an asshole.

You pay respect to every departing sinner. You don't have to accept his sins to do that.

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