A lesson in Orthodox Church history

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To understand Eastern Orthodox Church history, one needs to understand something about the history of Her monasteries. Mount Athos is the most famous of all the Orthodox Church location with various monasteries. Valaam Monastery is another famous Orthodox monastery.
See the following history of Valaam, and read what the intolerant Swedish Lutherans did to some of the residents of the monastery in the 16th century.
God save us. Amen. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaam_Monastery Valaam Monastery


 
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To understand Eastern Orthodox Church history, one needs to understand something about the history of Her monasteries. Mount Athos is the most famous of all the Orthodox Church location with various monasteries. Valaam Monastery is another famous Orthodox monastery.
See the following history of Valaam, and read what the intolerant Swedish Lutherans did to some of the residents of the monastery in the 16th century.
God save us. Amen. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaam_Monastery Valaam Monastery


speaking of intolerant...mount athos is a sexist 'no girls allowed' area...
 
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speaking of intolerant...mount athos is a sexist 'no girls allowed' area...
Feminists say the same thing about restrictions on females in leadership positions in the church. Unless of course, you are a feminist who proclaims that women can preach over men.
 
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Feminists say the same thing about restrictions on females in leadership positions in the church. Unless of course, you are a feminist who proclaims that women can preach over men.
Boy this was a wreck of thought. Silly me.


It would be inconsistant to claim that something is sexist because its a "no girls allowed" area. Men's bathrooms are sooooooooooooo sexist. This type of argument is used by feminists to criticize male leadership in the church. To be consistant, you would have to affirm an egalitarian approach to church leadership.
 
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Boy this was a wreck of thought. Silly me.


It would be inconsistant to claim that something is sexist because its a "no girls allowed" area. Men's bathrooms are sooooooooooooo sexist. This type of argument is used by feminists to criticize male leadership in the church. To be consistant, you would have to affirm an egalitarian approach to church leadership.
this has nothing to do with leadership...this is about women not even being allowed to -visit- a church just because we are women...
 

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Isaiah 66;1-2,,,acts 7;24-25,,,acts7;48-51,,,Jeremiah 7;1-14,,,,,,,,,,1cor. 3;16-17,,,,,,1cor.6;19-20,,,,,,,,2ndcor.6;16-17,eph.2;19-22,,,,,,,,,,,,you are the "church",you are the "temple",,,,you cannot "go to the thing you are",,,,,there is a "separation of church and state",but not 'separation of synagog and state",nor "separation of greek religion and state",,,,,,,,,,,nor "separation of mosque and state",,,the the only "potent religion" that is denoted in this statement is "separation of church and state",,they know the only true threat to their "club",that's why you see statues of Greek gods in their government places,,,and pyramids and Jewish stars on their money.,,,,,,,,,,,,,you,,,,you are "the church of Christ",,,you are not made by the hands of men,,,,,,,,do not be sad,,,,,,,,,,,you should be glad!!!,they exclude you from the temples they made with the hands of men,,,,,,,,,,,,,you are the "house the lord built to dwell in",,,,,,,,"he is the lord of host",,,,,,,and you,"the church,,,are the body he made to dwell in",you "are the temple of god",,,,,,,all the others are jealous and make their own temples and try to say to mankind they are the "house of god",,,,,,,,,,,,,and you are not permitted in them and they are not permitted into the kingdom of god.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,now if a woman loves her husband,he will know it,he will see her hanging the curtains in their house and if the floor is dirty she will sweep it. she will make the supper for the whole house of her husband,"because it's her house also",you see she is "joined one flesh with her husband",,go about the business of your own house,set the cups,feed the children,,,,,,,,you worry to keep the garments clean,,,,,,,put the "whole farm set together",this house is raised from the grave,and the roof does not leak,,,,,,,,,you don't worry about the houses you cannot get into because you are a woman,,,i am both a man and a good bride,,,,,,,,,these other houses are "not yours to concern yourself with",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"they are another husbands brides house",,,,,,i just saw a picture a little crooked and set it straight,,,,,,,he is "in you",,in "his house",,,,,,,,,,if you do wrong you hear it,,,,,,,,,,you turn to him in your spirits mind and tell him you are sorry,,,,,,,,when you do good you know he smiles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,in your spirits mind that is,,,,,,,,,"in you",,,,,,,,,,,"in the church of you",,,,,,,,,,if you do wrong,"your continence is guilty",but the voice you heard in the "temple",the whisper,,,,,,,,,,,,,he said "no,,don't do it" ,,,but you did anyhow,,,,,,,,,"that voice" is it "guilty"?????,no it said "do it not",,,,but you do any how,,,,,and you then ask forgiveness,,,,,,but "the voice that said do it not",it is not guilty,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it told you to not sin,,,,here is the mystery of god it is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Christ in you",,in you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"he lives in his house",,,,,,,,,,,,,"close your eyes",,,,,,,you are "a body made of flesh",and in you is the "spirit of you",,,,,,,,,your spirit says to the body of you "hand take the food and put it in my mouth",and it obeys,,,,,,,,and you are in control of your "body of flesh",,,,,,,,,but you are not "alone",,,,,,,,,,,,,,at times their are many "spirits" that come,,,,,,,,,one says to you "steal",and another"hate",,and another "lust",,and they are not you and "you know it",,,,,,,,,,,,,but discern the "faces in this crowd",,,,,,,,,there is one of these and he never has said to you to do "wrong",,,,,,,,,,,,"he is not you and he is in you",,,,,,,,,,,"focus on his face and see him",,,,,,,,,,,,,"he is the lord of host",,,,,,and he "lives in this house not made by the hands of men",in you the church of the almighty god",,,,,,,,,,,,,,don't worry about the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"houses that men make",,,,,,,,,,,,,,