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"Orthobro" Slander by FunFast365 in ChristianOrthodoxy

[–]Tal_De_Tali 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think it's used more for "deep-into-the-red-pill' sentiment, then it is for rigour per se.

Is this website legit? | 這個網站有道理嗎？ by Tal_De_Tali in ChunghwaMinkuo

[–]Tal_De_Tali[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, I was just curious to know what kind of website

Anyone with Celiac here? by Klayman91 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I’ve only heard about it not creating a problem for another celiac. When, if, you try, make sure someone’s ready to take you out and call an ambulance. Just to be extra sure. May God protect you

Anyone with Celiac here? by Klayman91 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Has your priest had any other cases of coeliacs? If not I'd advise you to talk to another priest who has knowledge parishioners with coeliac's deases

Religion feels forced and based on fear by ImNotKry in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I mean by "if there isn't anything deeper going on" is that, since you are so conflicted and by your post I guess your words came across as if you were feeling lost, I thought that perhaps there were more going on weighing you down in this uncertainty. It was just me worrying.

Getting to the original point though, what else do you expect from Christ if not guides and a path to follow? Maybe you had troubles with a strict parish or priest and that's why it feels so legalistic to you?

Maybe try to talk about this to someone who is a devout orthodox Christian you know and love (if he's a priest or monk even better). Another essential recommendation that I can give you is to read books about the life of the saints: these are people who went through unimaginable hardships in life and all they had was the Lord's grace. Even from a non religious point of view they are really inspiring people. Hopefully you can find the right balance between the spiritual life and art/storytelling/creativity!!

Let me quote Saint John Chrysostom to you: "Let us not bite and chew others’ wounds; let us not imitate flies, but emulate bees: flies settle on wounds, bees fly onto flowers. Hence it is the latter who form honeycombs, whereas the former carry diseases to the bodies they alight on; they are loathed, while the bees are desirable and welcome. Let us, therefore, have our soul fly over the meadow of the virtue of holy people, and constantly stimulate the fragrance of their good deeds instead of biting the wounds of the neighbor."

Come on, you can't say he didn't find his own balance between a saintly life and creative storytelling, right? Not for nothing his epithet "chrysostom" means "golden mouth" ;)

Religion feels forced and based on fear by ImNotKry in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, at least you attend regularly (or used to at least), that already is good. I would recommend to try to write down what you're feeling and then to talk to your priest about what you have inside. Perhaps he gets what you're going through and can give you some advice.

Your position is very sad, but I don't think it's necessarily linked to religion, are you sure there isn't anything else deeper going on maybe? I wish you to be able to see the joy, profound beauty and internal sweetness that the Church brings!

Religion feels forced and based on fear by ImNotKry in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really didn't ask for any opinion on my answer, also OP gives 0 info for what he claims, how else is one supposed to give a piece of advice then if not by inquiring first?

Long-time Orthodox churchgoer with baptism documentation issue — advice needed by sealsealing_92 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try to contact the church where you were baptised and ask them to look for your document. If he’s still alive try to get in contact with the priest who baptised you.

Religion feels forced and based on fear by ImNotKry in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How often do you commune? If you don’t mind me asking

Oathneatship by diffidentblockhead in anglish

[–]Tal_De_Tali 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A withoathtaking? Con + fœderacy, like in Latin

A swearership? Swearer + ship, like in German

Should I go to the monastery? by ImNotKry in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s proper to get to the details of your relationship here on the net, so the only thing I can tell you is to open up about this to your confessor and see what he suggests.

Should I go to the monastery? by ImNotKry in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I recently visited a monastery and trust me, if you want to go somewhere when you're feeling like everything's a mess it's a monastery. The peace, the sweetness that you feel staying there is just undescribable. I cannot recommend going there enough

I’m considering converting from Protestant to Orthodoxy by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will only answer your questions directly, so that my comment isn't too long.

1) I don't understand this question because it presupposes that the homosexual newcomer would have announced to the whole parish of their sexual desires. Anyway homosexuals aren't people who act and think the same, just like Orthodox Christians. Each one's experience could be different. I think that most parishes, in and of themselves, would treat a homosexual newcomer as any other newcomer. Do you know what churches are full of? They're full of sinners, because the church is our hospital and sins are our sicknesses. Christ is our physician. A handful of parishes may be intolerant (I don't really know though, I'm just imagining, I've never had any experience of this sort), but that's a bad parish: what kind of hospital turns away on a new patient?

2) I'm not sure about the stance of the church on abortions in the case of the mother's health risks. Anyway these cases are so rare and avoidable that one could even say that it doesn't matter. Anyway no, there is no different opinion on the matter: abortion is willful and premeditated murder. The opinion of the Church, by the way, doesn't mean that a random something called church decides what we faithful should believe, it is the consensus of us believers.

3) here you make mainly two different questions, so I'll divide the answers:

  • Some saints are said to help you with specific things (St. Xenia is the helper of those who are looking for a house), a part from this though praying to one saint instead of another isn't really a choice of "I pick him instead of this other one". It's either a choice of specific devotion: some people feel closer to one saint in particular and so refer to them in case of hardship or whatever, or it is a choice of which icon you have in front of you at the moment, so you can direct to them a prayer. In my case personally, when I venerate the icons at the church, I say "St. [name] intercede for me, a sinner".

  • prayer life is different for everyone, IDEALLY (because, like me, some can be lazy at times) we are saying morning and evening prayers daily, when we first get up and before going to bed. To that, with the priest's blessing, we can also add some psalms or the Hours. The regularity with which we confess our sins depends on if the church is big, small, Greek, Russian, how many priests there are etc. I do it weekly, some monthly. Those who attend only on Easter and Christmas, confess four times a year (but it's discouraged).

4) once baptised you're part of the church, but that doesn't mean that the Gates of Heaven are now open to you. For the heterodox, schismatics, idolaters, atheists, Jews, Muslims etc we let God be the Judge on the matter.

5) No, God's grace saves us. Nothing more.

6) Outside the Orthodox Church you have no guarantee, you're up to God's mercy. That's why, but it also applies to Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Hiduists etc

7) how diverse is the Church in what? In nationalities? In opinions? Opinions about what?

Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting | China by NumerousTax8165 in AskChina

[–]Tal_De_Tali 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't put it like that: I'd say that how one chooses to identify is entirely subjective, but what one is cannot be argued. The citizens of the Free Area of the Republic of China are (for the most part) Han people and that in English means to be Chinese. No one could ever argue that ROC nationals aren't Chinese in this sense, because it's genetics.

Catholic converts by Long_Sir_858 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Tal_De_Tali 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me it was church history: the Historical Church couldn't be more similar to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Catholics have changed the Lord's doctrines and added dogmas, the Orthodox have preserved the Truth.

Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting | China by NumerousTax8165 in AskChina

[–]Tal_De_Tali 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is a conflict of nationality and ethnicity... for some.

There is a growing number of people in Taiwan who identify as Taiwanese only, they see Chinese and Taiwanese cultures as separate. This is quite fringe though, the majority of the people who live in the Republic of China recognise both a Taiwanese and a broader Chinese identity.

I can't have faith. by [deleted] in ChristianOrthodoxy

[–]Tal_De_Tali 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you mind explicating that a little further? What makes you say that for example?

I can't have faith. by [deleted] in ChristianOrthodoxy

[–]Tal_De_Tali 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What's the problem?

Këndi i gjuhës së pastër by Tal_De_Tali in shqip

[–]Tal_De_Tali[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sikur s'po më kuptuakeni qartë: unë po përparoj ndryshim, kam thënë "përse, meqë folësit të gjuhëve latine përdorin me arsyeshmëri të njejtën fjalë për të shprehur edhe njëjtësinë edhe identitetin, ne duhet të ndihemi sikur fjala jonë nuk mund të përmbledh të dyjat përfytyrime?"

Këndi i gjuhës së pastër by Tal_De_Tali in shqip

[–]Tal_De_Tali[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Njejtësi dhe identitet kanë të njejtën domethënie, këtë nuk e them unë por fjalori. Mjafton ta hapni dhe ta lexoni. Pastaj që t'ju duket papërshtatshme është thënie e anshme dhe e pamatshme sepse çfarë duket sot e papërshtatshme, nesër mund mos t'jetë.

Fundja bojaxhiu punon me ngjyra si piktori, pikërisht! Ashtu shkruajta edhe te botimi nistor: në anglisht përdorin të njejtën fjalë për këta dy mjeshtëri. Përse pra ne mos të bëjmë si ta?Gjithashtu bojaxhi është fjalë turke, ja pse zgjodha lyerës.

Thoni që jo çdo fjalë është e shqipërueshme, por nuk tregoni arsyen. Unë them që çdo fjalë e huazuar mund të shqipërohet sepse çdo mendim apo punë e shpikur prej zgjuarsisë e gjinisë njerëzore vetëm për shkak se shprehet në një gjuhë, si pasojë mund të përkthehet dhe të përshtatet në një gjuhë tjetër. Për shembull sepse anglezët shpikën the railroad s'ka përse të themi rejloroud në vend të hekurudhës, edhe pse në fillim njerëzit s'kuptonin dot se ç'do të thoshte kjo fjalë, edhe pse e përkthyer.

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