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[phoenix0468]

I don't think Jesus will be too upset. As long as she knows who her savior is she's fine.

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[AnAmericanMother]

She does seem stressed -- indecision can be very stressful.

The Orthodox church is not as exclusively ethnic as it used to be. A friend of my father's fell in love with a beautiful Greek girl, but her family would not even consider the marriage because he was not Greek. The Orthodox here used to be very stand-offish unless you had an entree through a Greek friend (I did . . . I also am Black Irish (or Scottish) so I didn't stand out like a sore thumb - like my red-headed daughter < g >)

I hope she finds a home.

[smpb]

There is an approach in this posting by Alice Lindsey that I find alien to the Catholic (and Orthodox) mind. To me it seems Protestant. It is the idea that one shops around for a Church that is most congenial to one, that suits one's predilections, and has the best mix of ingredients or combination of accessories. Some mysticism, Sunday morning Matins, Easter eggs for the children, and a pinch of "saltiness". The traditional Catholic (and I suspect Orthodox) does not ask, "what Church do I like best?" He says, "Christ founded one Church, and this is it. So it is the Church to which I am bound by the will of Christ to belong. There is no choice in the matter once I recognize that it has the marks of Christ's Church: one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. I take delight in the beauty, holiness, and truth that I find therein. I feel sorrow for those things that mar or obscure her beauty. But it is not a matter of choice once one realizes what she is. The Church has a claim on me; I do not select her." I have no doubt that Alice Lindsey is indeed choosing on the basis of what she sincerely believes to be the true Church of Christ, and not on the basis of her "religious preference" as they say. But she has an odd way of saying it.

[elar4563]

I encourage you to keep seeking God and that the Orthodox Church is a beautiful tradition. However while I do acknowledge that none of these churches are perfect, my experience is that it can be hard to leave one group for another. As with Orthodox and Catholic both make the claim that they are the only true catholic church etc... so it can be a bit confusing. Then there are the maronites, the Coptic , Byzantine each with their unique expression of faith. So consider the apostle Paul and avoid debates on doctrine and traditions as these are not good just focus on Jesus and your Orthodox faith.

God bless sister,

elar4563