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The first point of the article, that "Christian" was a later appellation, is probably correct. It was simply called "The Way," and I sometimes prefer that name.

The other points are a curious hodgepodge. As an Orthodox "Christian," I can state that the understanding of the concept of theosis to be seriously mistaken, if the statements in this article are not outright lies. Theosis is the restoration of the image and likeness of God with which man was originally created. This does not mean that theosis makes one God; that is blasphemy. It does not surprise me to find these (mis)quotations of the Fathers in the article. I recently listened to an Orthodox Bible study warning that Mormons were doing precisely that.

Furthermore, is it not self-evidently contradictory to first claim that the 4th Century Fathers were completely wrong about the Trinity, but were spot on about theosis? - a teaching that, while valid, is not as central to Orthodoxy.

Orthodoxy is not some cafeteria line where one can pick out what one wishes to consume. I invite you to study the True Ancient Faith. Come and see! We have been proclaiming the same unchanging truth for almost 2000 years. If you are curious, try listening to some of the podcasts on Ancient Faith Radio on the Internet.

Trying to attach to the Eastern ideas of theosis is an old LDS game who was known for making trying to make the argument that Orthodox theosis was Mormon theosis, that the Eastern tradition support the LDS argument.

It was rather amusing if not disturbing, especially when a few of our Orthodox folks and myself got a hold of him.