[NRx]

This is a caucus thread. Per religion forum guideliens, only members of the Orthodox Church may comment. Your respect for this limitation is appreciated.

[NRx]

After looking at this more closely, I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that there are enough references to other religions in here that I can’t justify the caucus thread designation. Feel free to remove it and my original comment.

[tired&retired]

The problem is not “Fundamentalism.” The problem is legalism. One of the fundamentals of Christianity is “Love” and many Christians have abandoned it in favor of judgementalism and legalism.

Remember, Jesus came to save, not to judge.

[tired&retired]

It’s hard to believe that wars were fought and many people died over the argument whether Mary is the “Mother of God” or “Mary is the Mother of Christ.”

[alloysteel]

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

Some people talk WAY past their point.

If they ever had one.

[imardmd1]

I am not a member of an “orthodox” caucus, but I have read this article through and thoroughly. Thank you for the work that has gone into posting it.

[LimitedPowers]

I just listened to their debate on AFR. I'm pretty familiar with Fr. John's thinking, but am still trying to understand what G.D. is trying to say -- assuming it's something more profound than "traditionalists are stupid." I gather from him that "Fundamentalism" has acquired a pan-religious definition among modern academics, which I find interesting. So Fr. John's complaint that it lumps together traditionalist Orthodox and the Ayatollahs may be justified. G.D. began and ended with the idea that Fundamentalists have created their own heresy in the Church, but I'm unclear yet to what he specifically refers. I'll need to follow more of the links to figure out what's being said.

(And, if Christian Fundamentalists create heresies, does he believe -- or is it academic consensus -- that Islamic Fundamentalists do the same? So "ISIS is not Islam"?)