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by sojourning_one
Wed 31 December 2025 12:17 am
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: Thomas Deretich and Name-Worshipping
Replies: 63
Views: 139310

Re: Thomas Deretich and Name-Worshipping





The rumour that came to my ears was that people of HOCNA, if they found the word Jesus printed in a newspaper, would cut it out with scissors so that this words are not desecrated when the newsparer is thrown.




Is this wrong to do? When I was WO, I was taught to burn any paper that had ...
by sojourning_one
Sat 20 December 2025 12:54 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Man claims Red Heifer sacrifice was the real one on Timcast
Replies: 11
Views: 12380

Re: Man claims Red Heifer sacrifice was the real one on Timcast


St. Hippolytus - Treatise on Christ and Antichrist:

"The Saviour raised up and showed His holy flesh like a temple, and he will raise a temple of stone in Jerusalem."

St. Cyril of Jerusalem - Catechetical Lectures:

"And again he says, Who opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is ...
by sojourning_one
Sun 19 October 2025 8:11 pm
Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
Topic: The New Holy Mountain Fathers
Replies: 43
Views: 52564

Injections made using fetal cells.



What is the standard on revising a statement or making a declaration on a topic? I am asking because I have no idea.
I honestly don't really care. If the synod declares that they retract the previous communique which was made in error, and either take down the old one or preferably slap a ...
by sojourning_one
Thu 28 August 2025 8:45 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: What do the Matthewites believe?
Replies: 7
Views: 2564

Re: What do the Matthewites believe?


It's also a misconception that the Matthewites have always been stricter than all the other TO synods on who they commune. I've read that several Matthewite clergy continued to commune laymen from the ROCOR and Florinites well after we broke communion with them in 1976. This probably continued ...
by sojourning_one
Sat 18 January 2025 7:18 pm
Forum: Political and Social Issues
Topic: Hypatia of Alexandria
Replies: 4
Views: 13790

Re: Hypatia of Alexandria

You can read more about what happened to her in the book “St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Christological Controversy, Its History, Theology, and Texts” Pages 13-14.

by sojourning_one
Wed 25 December 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: Political and Social Issues
Topic: Condition of life for TO in "Old Country"
Replies: 0
Views: 6401

Condition of life for TO in "Old Country"

Does anyone know what the condition of life is for True Orthodox Christians in the Old Country? What about the rest of Europe?

For example, are they looked down upon if someone finds out they go to a True Orthodox Church rather than the state church? Do the True Orthodox and World Orthodox ...
by sojourning_one
Sun 20 October 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: Political and Social Issues
Topic: Political cartoons and memes
Replies: 230
Views: 359897

Re: Political cartoons and memes


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Just saw this related comment on the Orthodox Tradition youtube channel. Many World Orthodox actually are hoping/waiting for WW3 to come and cause the "last ecumenical council" to be called. May God help them come to the truth without waiting for something that may not come to pass ...