Orthodox Christian bishops oppose same-sex unions

dfw.com ^ | Sat, Aug. 30, 2003 | Kevin Eckstrom

[bluelowrider57]

Thank God someone in His church is standing up.

[cyborg]

When gays do not get married, they complain that we're being promiscuous, and when we do get married, they complain we're taking down the institution of marriage," said Zymaris, a layman.


** Umm... homosexuality is a sin so whether gays get married or not, it's still sinful. Am I wrong? What planet am I on?

[knuthom]

My daughter has become interested in the Orthodox Church. I would like to learn more about it. Any Orthodox freepers out there?

[EdReform]

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[xzins]

independent group of gay Orthodox Christians,

There is no such thing as a gay orthodox Christian.

It is scripturally impossible.

[Destro]

Author Frank Schaeffer to speak on his conversion to the Orthodox faith

[Pubbie]

"My daughter has become interested in the Orthodox Church. I would like to learn more about it. Any Orthodox freepers out there?"

May I suggest the following book?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0913836311/qid=1062469676/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-8169076-3362418?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

PS: If your daughter converts the Eastern Church be SURE that she converts to the RUSSIAN Orthodox church (My Church), and avoid the Greek Orthodox church like the plague!

[RussianConservative]

Orthodox is orthodox, all part same church, Greek, Makedonia, Serbian, Syrian, Russian, Bulgarian, etc.

[RussianConservative]

Take look at various articles in internet.

[FormerLib]

Nick Zymaris, president of Axios, an independent group of gay Orthodox Christians, said the issue is mostly "don't ask, don't tell."

'Cause when the tell, they get excommunicated until the repent!

And you can bet that 'Little Nicky' just HATES that!

[Pubbie]

"Orthodox is orthodox, all part same church, Greek"

I say avoid the Greek Orthodox Church because there are Greeks in it.

I went to Greece 3 years ago, and let me say, there is are GOOD reasons why Turkey is always invading them.

[FormerLib]

There is no such thing as a gay orthodox Christian.

I know, but 'Little Nicky' tries to convince people differently.

I read an account of an Orthodox Church in Long Beach CA that his minions had infiltrated. They apparently had an easy time of it while the church was served by an octogenarian priest. When a younger priest came to serve, he immediately noticed something was wrong, particularly with the choir. When some dozen male choir singers proudly informed him that they were homosexual, he excommunicated them all on the spot. This scared away the rest of the sodomites and that desecrated church was closed! Thank the Lord!

[NYer]

The bishops, representing more than 5 million Christians in the nine major Orthodox churches in North America, said "marriage is necessarily monogamous and heterosexual."

Good news! Thank you for posting it. Not at all surprising to learn that the Orthodox Churches, like the Vatican, choose to follow God's commandments, rather than the whims of a degenerate society.

Allelulia ping!

[Jorge]

"When gays do not get married, they complain that we're being promiscuous, and when we do get married, they complain we're taking down the institution of marriage," said Zymaris, a layman.

Stop complaining.
It's still a whole lot nicer than the Old Testament where the death penalty it recommended for homosexuality.

Everywhere homosexuality is mentioned in the Bible it is condemned as sin.
How would you like the church to respond to it?

[RussianConservative]

I don't know, I like Greeks, have several Greek friends and been to greece....true women can be bitchy but then many women world wide are.

[Destro]

Which is a shame for you to say because the Russians are Orthodox because they admired what they saw of the Greeks.

[Lion in Winter]

I have read with great interest the posts of MARMEMA over the past year. Excellent writer and apparently very good with information about her Church.

[Lion in Winter]

I agre with you.

[Lion in Winter]

Now,now... I have Grek Orthodox friends from Greece and they are so nice and friendly. Oh, goodness how they can cook.