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by justina
Wed 3 July 2013 4:38 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: On Beards, Men's & Women's Clothing, & Head Coverings
Replies: 17
Views: 28973

Re: On Beards, Men's & Women's Clothing, & Head Coverings

two problems exist with all the foregoing. to cite a point not of morality (which is affirmed in Gospels and Epistles) out of the Mosaic Law is questionable. on the basis of arguing God provided men with beards, unlike women, we can also argue that men should not cut their hair but wear it long like...
by justina
Wed 3 July 2013 2:00 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Which is Truly Orthodox: NFP or Contraceptives?
Replies: 28
Views: 9732

Re: Which is Truly Orthodox: NFP or Contraceptives?

regardless of what the Fathers may have said at various times, The Holy Canons of the Ecumenical Councils themselves do not forbid contraception. They forbid use of potions that kill the unborn, the usual form of contraception at the time, and are very explicit. (a few canons go into details that so...
by justina
Sat 27 June 2009 1:51 am
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Photios and sin of nature a heresy
Replies: 9
Views: 6268

Re: Photios and sin of nature a heresy

Question: Is the point of all this to deny that a sin second nature exists in us? Simply because Photios called it a heresy? That some heretical elements exists in the fellow cited, such as that all the procedure of reproduction is part of the evil new post fall nature, does not make everything he s...