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Disagreement Between Friends, IV | The Homodox Confessions | Page 2

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Queer, Conservative, Christian. Disagreement Between Friends, IV. Yes It’s Personal. The Greek word for “repentance” or “penance,”. Two cautionary examples from my own life stand out in my mind. The attempt back-fired. I believe my friend was too sensitive not to see through the actual shallowness of my own conservative religious commitments, as they then were. He subsequently became a serious atheist, and so far as I know remains such. Our friendship completely dissolved. From the beginning of political...

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Of Note | The Homodox Confessions

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Queer, Conservative, Christian. A friend and convert to Eastern Orthodoxy over at State of Formation. Has written a brilliant post on the subject of “Communion Secrets: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”. How are homosexual Orthodox Christians to grow in love, virtue, and relationship with God if they are categorically excluded from the sacramental life of the Church? On February 8, 2011 at 10:19 pm Comments (1). To TrackBack this entry is:. Feed for comments on this post. One Comment Leave a comment.

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Christ is risen! | The Homodox Confessions

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Queer, Conservative, Christian. After the long silence of Lent, this one text please forgive my presumption! Seems to make everything else in the Church, worthwhile; as this one day the day of Resurrection makes all life worthwhile. Victor de Villa Lapidis. THE CATECHETICAL SERMON OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE. If any man be devout and love God,. Let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast! If any man be a wise servant,. Let him rejoicing enter into the joy of his Lord.

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Disagreement Between Friends, IV | The Homodox Confessions

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Queer, Conservative, Christian. Disagreement Between Friends, IV. Part 4: On Persuasion. 8220;I myself have reached the point where I am unable to increase my erudition or theological knowledge and I would rather speak about that which has come to maturity in my soul.”. Anthony Bloom said that. In an interview of 1 August 2000, just three years before he died. A friend recently called it to my attention, and, like most things the man seemed to say, it was well said. For my part I have tried to. So instea...

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Pedantic Political Ponderings: Praise: Progressive Religious Groups

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A collection of political thoughts and responses to political statements in the news and on the web. Progressive politics, LGBTQ politics, environmental politics, &c. Groups organized by topic. LGBTQ friendly religious organizations. Sexuality in the Bible. Comments from outside USA. Praise: Progressive Religious Groups. This morning's news on MSNBC included an article, Battling for Gay Rights, In Allah's Name. Baptist, The Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. Baptist, Rainbow Baptists. Evang...

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Reasonable Doubt | The Homodox Confessions

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Queer, Conservative, Christian. At their remoter fringes philosophy and theology have historically tended to degenerate into occultism and magic. Antiquity with its profusion of engrossing mystery cults, its dogmatic pseudo-philosophical sects knew this temptation very well. And so do we: witness the. Full disclosure of my own bias: civilized countries like France and Russia prosecute Scientologists for fraud.). The girls demanded to be sent to boarding school, so Haggis enrolled them at the Delphian Sch...

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Queer, Conservative, Christian. Disagreement Between Friends, IV. Love Casteth Out Fear. And so I write. Most Blessed Master, bless. With certainty, what S. Paul meant, when he wrote about the. But: “Can a Cappadocian speak intelligently? Or can a tortoise fly? 8221; somebody Roman once quipped (as you know). So I have no. To speak, we’re agreed. Nevertheless, we must sometimes presume to speak, at least a little, for mercy’s sake. And God helping me, I always will do those things. That the potter may de...