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To: Nikas777
I find that statement bizarre. Also, I try not to bash - disagreement is not bashing though I can see why it looks that way.

From an Orthodox Christian perspective having a conservative female married clergy with kids is just as heretical as a female lesbian one who is pro abortion. Should we show preference for one heretic over the other? What's the point?

The point is that Catholics and Orthodox are hypocrites. They reject what the church fathers taught about the historicity of Genesis (on the grounds that "they didn't know back then what we know now") while scolding Fundamentalist Protestants for not accepting the teaching of the church fathers on the real presence. They are hypocrites for condemning Protestantism when they have themselves accepted the Biblical criticism of nineteenth century liberal Protestants whole cloth.

If you get your view of the Bible from liberal Protestants, don't condemn Fundamentalist Protestants for not accepting the church fathers!

120 posted on 08/31/2009 9:55:22 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ('Arammi 'oved 'Avi vayered Mitzraymah vayagor sham bimtei me`at; vayhi-sham legoy gadol `atzum varav)
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They reject what the church fathers taught about the historicity of Genesis

You do know that church fathers also stated they saw Genesis as allegory? I forget who it was but I am sure someone knows who it was.

In any case.

You must not know that the Orthodox Church only accepts the pronouncements of at least the first 7 Ecumenical Councils as infallible.

The Church fathers are guides, etc but are not treated as gurus. That was the heretical error of Paulines.

127 posted on 08/31/2009 10:04:55 AM PDT by Nikas777 (En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
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