Posted on 06/14/2023 7:04:24 PM PDT by marshmallow
According to Archbishop Elpidophoros, worshiping in a church with an LGBT flag is "a symbolic act".
On 12 June 2023, the head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in the US, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, stated that those who condemn Orthodox worship in a church with LGBT flags have no kindness.
During the Great Vespers St Bartholomew’s Church, which has an LGBTQ+ flag hanging over its entrance, Archbishop Elpidophoros said that the head of the Phanar "has deep concern and care for all of creation".
Explaining the reason why representatives of the Greek Archdiocese of America gathered in the Episcopal Church temple to celebrate Patriarch Bartholomew's name day, Archbishop Emmanuel said: "We celebrate the Ecumenical Patriarch’s name day here in a church of another Christian community because His All-Holiness is the very definition of ecumenicity."
"His All-Holiness acts like a spiritual wheel in the world – holding the traditions fast in the hub of the Holy Mother Church. But he reaches out as well through spokes that extend in love and compassion to all people. No one is ever beneath or unworthy of the love of God," said Archbishop Elpidophoros.
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Yeah, it is symbolically handing your soul over to Satan.
According to Archbishop Elpidophoros
Was God kind when he blew Sodom and Gomorrah to heck and gone because of the same sort of pride thing?
“Phanar Bishop: Those Against Service in Church with LGBT Flag Lack Kindness”
“I am not an idea in any man’s mind,
And my purpose in life is not to be kind,
So when my rights are trampled every day of the week,
I will not stand by being docile and meek,”
That’s an absolutely devastating and spot-on response by a 14 year old Irish girl to the guilt-tripping by that moronic “bishop”.
That’s just a small excerpt of her poem - here’s the whole thing. This is nothing short of an anthem for REAL women, to rise up and protect their identity and interests with no apologies!
I AM NOT A DRESS!
We are women, we are warriors of steel,
Woman is something no man will ever feel,
Woman is not a skill that any man can hone,
Woman is our word, and it is ours alone,
I am not a dress to be worn on a whim,
A man in a dress is nonetheless a him,
Women are not simply what we wear,
If this offends you, I do not care,
I am not an idea in any man’s mind,
And my purpose in life is not to be kind,
So when my rights are trampled every day of the week,
I will not stand by being docile and meek,
I am not defined by sexists eyes,
There is more to a woman than that shallow guise,
That guise of dresses, bikinis, and skirts,
Those clothes are not what womanhood is worth,
I am not a b****, a terf, a whore, a slag,
Hysterical, a witch, a slut, a hag,
No, I am a woman, I’m a female,
Who will not her rights be put up for sale,
I am not defined by what men are not,
So to Hell with cis misogynistic rot,
I am a woman, I’m not a subset of my sex,
If this makes me a dinosaur, so be it, I’m a t-rex,
I am not a bleeder, nor a menstruator,
A womb carrier or a uterus haver,
Those words and phrases are such a sham,
Just call me woman, it is who I am,
We are women, we are warriors of steel,
Woman is something no man will ever feel,
Woman is not a skill that any man can hone,
Woman is our word, and it is ours alone”
WOW! Simply WOW!! If anything should go viral, this is it.
They shouldn’t have been in an Episcopal Church under any circumstances.
I have no use for fag churches or any other perverted churches
I’m such a meany
da FUQ?
Bfl
The road to hell is wide. The road to heaven is a bit more narrow.
CC
“The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bad bishops” - St. Athanasius
Look like we have another one.
Ping
The sinner is welcome the sin is not. The banner is welcoming the sin. This is intrinsically wrong. We should be welcoming the sinner to reform not encouraging the parish to accept the sin.
We all fall short and are called to redemption.
Kindness is telling them they are on the wrong path and that they need to repent, as we all do. None of us is perfect, but we’re not going to get anywhere flaunting our sins.
Regards,
Jesus was condemned for being unkind.
Romans 1:32
“It sure as hell is!”
Very good.
Here I come, to save the day!!!
Genesis 18:20-21
20. Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
21. that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
Genesis 19:4-7
4. Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house.
5. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."
6. Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him
7. and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing.
Leviticus niv
18:22 Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
20:13 If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable.
They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
Isaiah 3:9 The look on their faces testifies against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it.
Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.
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2 Peter 2:13b Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight.
They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
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Ezekiel 16:49-50 "`Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom:
She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
They were haughty and did detestable things before me.
Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
1. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
3. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;
5. if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
6. if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
7. and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men
8. (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)--
9. if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.
10. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings;
11. yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord.
12. But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish.
13. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
But there IS hope!!!
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
10. nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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