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by JAMESthePERSIAN
Thu 6 July 2006 2:19 am
Forum: Book and Media Reviews
Topic: Father Arseny, an Invented Literary Figure?
Replies: 36
Views: 19351

In the US -- yes. But how does someone PROVE that someone did not exist when there are no documents to prove that the person DID exist. The Russian Orthodox Church is full of "miracles" and other such stories because it still has an uneducated Russian peasant mindset. Wow! and to think I ...
by JAMESthePERSIAN
Fri 30 June 2006 8:14 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: The Royal Path
Replies: 3
Views: 1540

Re: The Royal Path

Since this topic of the Royal path has been brought up, I wanted to quote our Metropolitan shortly after he was elected such. In the first interview with Metropolitan Laurus the question was posed: Your Eminence, what problems faced by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia require the speed...
by JAMESthePERSIAN
Fri 30 June 2006 8:12 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Russion Orthodox Icons Gallery
Replies: 3
Views: 1680

Re: Russion Orthodox Icons Gallery

Greetings everyone, My name is Pavel and I am new to this forum. I am Russian and obviously I was baptised in the Russian Cathedral. One of my friends just recently opened a gallery in the heart of Old Riga, Latvia. The gallery has many different Russian Orthodox Icons. All Icons are hand-written b...
by JAMESthePERSIAN
Fri 30 June 2006 7:36 pm
Forum: Prayer Life
Topic: Your Assistance, Please...
Replies: 7
Views: 3506

Hi Justin, I myself graduated from DLI in Spanish, nearly 30 years ago! Like you, I didn't know what language I would get until the end of basic training. At first they said Hebrew, but turned out to be Spanish. You're right. The way the world scene looks now you will probably get Arabic or Korean....
by JAMESthePERSIAN
Thu 1 June 2006 10:46 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: Met. Kirill urges UN to promote dialogue between religions
Replies: 2
Views: 1141

Re: Met. Kirill urges UN to promote dialogue between religio

25 May 2006, 14:56 Metropolitan Kirill urges UN to promote dialogue between religions http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=1478 Moscow, May 25, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church would like the United Nations and other international organizations to pay more attention to the dialo...
by JAMESthePERSIAN
Tue 16 May 2006 10:04 pm
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: ROCOR-L UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO UNITE WITH MP!
Replies: 128
Views: 44032

I personally have a great skeptism to news articles. I find that most are bias, inaccurate and almost always give misinformation... from the eye of the writer and/or editor. I took a course in writing for a newspaper. There were 25 of us in the room. We all were presented with the same "facts&...
by JAMESthePERSIAN
Sun 14 May 2006 3:44 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Issues
Topic: Rabbi: Passover Sacrifice Still Obligatory
Replies: 1
Views: 618

interesting...... The good Rabbi fails to mention the fact that the Jews have no Holy Fire to use for this burnt offering........ As many may recall, the use of "profane Fire" tended to bring death upon the the bearers of these unholy sacrifices. This seems a serious impediment to me. Asid...