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To: kosta50

What you say is true, kosta50, all forms of lack of love in the church are shameful. I suppose I am less bothered by the argumentativeness of many Orthodox because of my experiences in the Anglican/Episcopal church. For example, a few years ago a fairly radical (women priests, etc.) faction in the church where I grew up took over and began a campaign of snubbing and social exclusion calculated to drive away the more tradition-minded members of the congregation, including my own parents. So that sort of thing does bother me even more than open bickering. But I do agree that bickering is not what the Church is meant for.


171 posted on 11/22/2005 10:10:07 PM PST by Queen Beruthiel
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To: Queen Beruthiel
But I do agree that bickering is not what the Church is meant for QB, bickering in a church is a sign that demons are active in a holy place, that satan (in Serbian Orthodoxy satan's name is spelled with a lower case letter) has netered the church. Bickering in the church reflect arrogance and pride, the two ugly twins of our fallen humanity.

You may wish to read this famous public address on this issue. I hope it gives you some insight into waht I am talking about.

A bickering church is a weak church. A bickering church is a church where pride rules and God's light is absent. A bickering church is where mercy and forgiveness are not there. A bickering church is ruled by greed and judgment. A bickering church is a failed church.

176 posted on 11/23/2005 3:08:36 AM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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