🇺🇸 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Hospitalized in Washington DC
— "Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was hospitalized on Sunday in Washington DC. His All-Holiness was scheduled to hold a service at the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, but felt ill and was advised by his doctor to cancel the event and rest.
The Greek Archdiocese of America released a statement, saying that the Ecumenical Patriarch’s travels had contributed to his sickness:
“Immediately prior to departing for service at the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew felt unwell due to the long flight stand full schedule of events upon arrival. His doctor advised him to rest and out of an abundance of caution he will be taken to the George Washington University Hospital for observation.” "
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— "Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was hospitalized on Sunday in Washington DC. His All-Holiness was scheduled to hold a service at the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, but felt ill and was advised by his doctor to cancel the event and rest.
The Greek Archdiocese of America released a statement, saying that the Ecumenical Patriarch’s travels had contributed to his sickness:
“Immediately prior to departing for service at the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew felt unwell due to the long flight stand full schedule of events upon arrival. His doctor advised him to rest and out of an abundance of caution he will be taken to the George Washington University Hospital for observation.” "
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russian Orthodox Church: Patriarch Bartholomew’s plans are US-funded
— "The DECR MP Chairman, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, said on the Russia 24 TV channel that Patriarch Bartholomew's plans are financed by the Greek community in the United States and supported by the American administration.
“There is an established Greek Diaspora in America, which is the flock of the Patriarch of Constantinople, and which financially supports or, in fact, maintains the Patriarchate of Constantinople. In addition, the American administration has been providing political support to Phanar for many years, including those ambitious plans that are being nurtured and partially implemented by the Patriarchate of Constantinople,” said Metropolitan Hilarion."
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— "The DECR MP Chairman, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, said on the Russia 24 TV channel that Patriarch Bartholomew's plans are financed by the Greek community in the United States and supported by the American administration.
“There is an established Greek Diaspora in America, which is the flock of the Patriarch of Constantinople, and which financially supports or, in fact, maintains the Patriarchate of Constantinople. In addition, the American administration has been providing political support to Phanar for many years, including those ambitious plans that are being nurtured and partially implemented by the Patriarchate of Constantinople,” said Metropolitan Hilarion."
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🇷🇺 Bishop Panteleimon of Orekhovo-Zuyevo's thoughts on the Satanic "holiday" of Halloween:
— "Defenders of this celebration spoke of its secular and humorous nature. But, probably, you will agree that this is a countercultural holiday and this is precisely why its popularity among young people is connected. You are attracted by the opportunity that night to “have fun in full”, to behave cheekily, justifying your behavior by participating in a “holiday” that legalizes what is usually considered indecent and unacceptable.
I am afraid that you are thus giving power over yourself to the evil that wants to take root in our sin-tainted human nature. It is easy to dissolve, it will be difficult to gather later. Evil is clingy and contagious. It wants to take over your whole soul. Concession to him for one day or night will strengthen his position in your soul.
It seems to me that many of you are attracted by the infernal mysticism of this holiday. You are tired of the routine, you want to touch the mystery of evil and death. Of course, a person should not think about it. How to defeat evil? What will happen after death? You can and should find out. But accepting the conditions of the game of this "celebration", you enter the mystical realm from the side of evil, not good. You think, my dears, that by celebrating this day (or night), you are not participating in a pagan cult or satanic rites. But the actions that you perform, celebrating this "holiday", have a symbolic meaning and attach you, whether you like it or not, to evil."
https://foma.ru/episkop-orehovo-zuevskiy-panteleimon-o-hellouine.html
— "Defenders of this celebration spoke of its secular and humorous nature. But, probably, you will agree that this is a countercultural holiday and this is precisely why its popularity among young people is connected. You are attracted by the opportunity that night to “have fun in full”, to behave cheekily, justifying your behavior by participating in a “holiday” that legalizes what is usually considered indecent and unacceptable.
I am afraid that you are thus giving power over yourself to the evil that wants to take root in our sin-tainted human nature. It is easy to dissolve, it will be difficult to gather later. Evil is clingy and contagious. It wants to take over your whole soul. Concession to him for one day or night will strengthen his position in your soul.
It seems to me that many of you are attracted by the infernal mysticism of this holiday. You are tired of the routine, you want to touch the mystery of evil and death. Of course, a person should not think about it. How to defeat evil? What will happen after death? You can and should find out. But accepting the conditions of the game of this "celebration", you enter the mystical realm from the side of evil, not good. You think, my dears, that by celebrating this day (or night), you are not participating in a pagan cult or satanic rites. But the actions that you perform, celebrating this "holiday", have a symbolic meaning and attach you, whether you like it or not, to evil."
https://foma.ru/episkop-orehovo-zuevskiy-panteleimon-o-hellouine.html
🇷🇺 Metropolitan Savvaty of Cheboksary and Chuvash's thoughts on the Satanic "holiday" of Halloween:
— "Halloween appeared among the Celtic tribes of England, Ireland and northern France (Gaul) in the pre-Christian era. Being pagans, the Celts believed in the birth of life from death. The beginning of the "new" year, new life in general, they celebrated in late autumn, on the night of October 31st to November 1st, when the time of cold, darkness and death began. On this night they glorified the pagan god Samhain, whom they revered as the Lord of Death. On the eve of the "New Year's celebration", druids (Celtic priests) extinguished hearths, fires, bonfires, lamps. On the evening of the next day, they lit a huge bonfire, on which sacrifices were made to the prince of darkness and death. The Druids believed that if Samhain remained satisfied with the sacrificial rewards of his faithful, he would allow the souls of the dead to visit their homes on that day.
An important part of the pagan cult is also the "fun" Trick-or-Treat, which is a ritualized act of offering to the dark forces in the service of Samhain. It was believed that the souls of the dead, who reigned in the world of darkness, cold and death, on the day of their visit to the world of the living, experience an insatiable hunger. Therefore, the Kelian pagans prepared treats for the spirits wandering in the darkness of the night, for they believed that if they were not propitiated by offerings, then the anger and curses of Samhain would fall on people.
Thus, we can draw immediate conclusions: This holiday is actually part of the service to the dark forces, headed by Satan. It becomes absolutely clear that it is in no way possible for an Orthodox Christian to take part in this holiday."
https://gazetarb.ru/news/section-society/detail-295058/
— "Halloween appeared among the Celtic tribes of England, Ireland and northern France (Gaul) in the pre-Christian era. Being pagans, the Celts believed in the birth of life from death. The beginning of the "new" year, new life in general, they celebrated in late autumn, on the night of October 31st to November 1st, when the time of cold, darkness and death began. On this night they glorified the pagan god Samhain, whom they revered as the Lord of Death. On the eve of the "New Year's celebration", druids (Celtic priests) extinguished hearths, fires, bonfires, lamps. On the evening of the next day, they lit a huge bonfire, on which sacrifices were made to the prince of darkness and death. The Druids believed that if Samhain remained satisfied with the sacrificial rewards of his faithful, he would allow the souls of the dead to visit their homes on that day.
An important part of the pagan cult is also the "fun" Trick-or-Treat, which is a ritualized act of offering to the dark forces in the service of Samhain. It was believed that the souls of the dead, who reigned in the world of darkness, cold and death, on the day of their visit to the world of the living, experience an insatiable hunger. Therefore, the Kelian pagans prepared treats for the spirits wandering in the darkness of the night, for they believed that if they were not propitiated by offerings, then the anger and curses of Samhain would fall on people.
Thus, we can draw immediate conclusions: This holiday is actually part of the service to the dark forces, headed by Satan. It becomes absolutely clear that it is in no way possible for an Orthodox Christian to take part in this holiday."
https://gazetarb.ru/news/section-society/detail-295058/
🇬🇧 Bishop Irenei of London's thoughts on the Satanic "holiday" of Halloween:
"You must put out of your mind these thoughts about “going with the culture” and permitting your children to take part in such customs “so that they won’t feel out of place with their friends.” Where secular people may feel they have the option to divorce the spiritual realm from the physical and do one thing with their bodies while believing another in their minds, we Christian people do not. We know that the actions of our bodies, and the things we do with our lives, affect our hearts and are directly connected to spiritual realms of which we are, on account of our weakness, not always immediately aware. Can you honestly think—you who gaze at and touch the holy icons in your home and in our temples, and know that the saints are present with you, and that you are drawn into their holy lives—that to be willingly surrounded by images of the demons (however childish and infantile their representation) will not also affect your heart, and your children’s hearts, and draw them closer to powers that none would call holy? And not just to gaze upon such images, but to fashion them into clothes and costumes and wear them on one’s body?
Some will say, “Ah, but it is only a bit of fun, these days. It’s just fancy dress. No one believes in these things!” But tell me, do you think the devil is so foolish that he does not see the opportunity that comes from something being perceived as “just fun and games”? Do you believe he does not understand that such circumstances cause us to let down our guard, to tease and toy with the very ideas of demons and spiritual darkness? That he does not rejoice precisely because such images become things of play, and therefore things that we do not guard against when the play is done?
Yet others will say, “But it is not all macabre: children trick-or-treat in costumes of angels, of cartoon characters, of animals.” But this is to fail to see the point that it is the very admixture of these two things — the playful and the demonic — that does such damage to the soul. The Scriptures say, What concord hath Christ with Belial? (2 Cor. 6.15), and yet modern man feels perfectly comfortable to join the demons to teddy-bears and unicorns; to mix the sinister with the trivial. This is because he has lost the sense of how powerfully our idle “play” affects the inner disposition of the heart. We think that if we don’t take something “seriously”, it cannot seriously affect us—but look how much woe and despair there is in the world, as the result of this delusion! No, it is time to stand fast against this ridiculous trend."
https://orthodox-europe.org/content/a-brief-word-on-halloween-as-to-whether-orthodox-christians-ought-to-participate/
"You must put out of your mind these thoughts about “going with the culture” and permitting your children to take part in such customs “so that they won’t feel out of place with their friends.” Where secular people may feel they have the option to divorce the spiritual realm from the physical and do one thing with their bodies while believing another in their minds, we Christian people do not. We know that the actions of our bodies, and the things we do with our lives, affect our hearts and are directly connected to spiritual realms of which we are, on account of our weakness, not always immediately aware. Can you honestly think—you who gaze at and touch the holy icons in your home and in our temples, and know that the saints are present with you, and that you are drawn into their holy lives—that to be willingly surrounded by images of the demons (however childish and infantile their representation) will not also affect your heart, and your children’s hearts, and draw them closer to powers that none would call holy? And not just to gaze upon such images, but to fashion them into clothes and costumes and wear them on one’s body?
Some will say, “Ah, but it is only a bit of fun, these days. It’s just fancy dress. No one believes in these things!” But tell me, do you think the devil is so foolish that he does not see the opportunity that comes from something being perceived as “just fun and games”? Do you believe he does not understand that such circumstances cause us to let down our guard, to tease and toy with the very ideas of demons and spiritual darkness? That he does not rejoice precisely because such images become things of play, and therefore things that we do not guard against when the play is done?
Yet others will say, “But it is not all macabre: children trick-or-treat in costumes of angels, of cartoon characters, of animals.” But this is to fail to see the point that it is the very admixture of these two things — the playful and the demonic — that does such damage to the soul. The Scriptures say, What concord hath Christ with Belial? (2 Cor. 6.15), and yet modern man feels perfectly comfortable to join the demons to teddy-bears and unicorns; to mix the sinister with the trivial. This is because he has lost the sense of how powerfully our idle “play” affects the inner disposition of the heart. We think that if we don’t take something “seriously”, it cannot seriously affect us—but look how much woe and despair there is in the world, as the result of this delusion! No, it is time to stand fast against this ridiculous trend."
https://orthodox-europe.org/content/a-brief-word-on-halloween-as-to-whether-orthodox-christians-ought-to-participate/
Forwarded from The Hellenic Cascadian (Groyperopoulos)
They want you to live in the pod, eat the bugs, and own nothing. The solution? Simply don’t. Really it’s that simple, their plans only work if people go along with it. That is the purpose of COVID, to scare people into agreeing with their agenda to save themselves from this fake virus.
If you see through their plans (I hope you would at this point) then the only thing you need to do is not comply. Don’t give up all of your possessions, don’t eat the bugs, don’t accept the new normal. Our resistance is rather anti-climactic, there isn’t going to be some big explosion of violence against the system like many people assume. It’s just a matter of remaining firm in your non-compliance.
If you see through their plans (I hope you would at this point) then the only thing you need to do is not comply. Don’t give up all of your possessions, don’t eat the bugs, don’t accept the new normal. Our resistance is rather anti-climactic, there isn’t going to be some big explosion of violence against the system like many people assume. It’s just a matter of remaining firm in your non-compliance.
Forwarded from Russian Faith
Despite mixed signals, Russia remains the most un-vaxxed, unmasked, and anti-vax advanced economy in the world, with some of the best prospects for resisting an encroaching global vaccine tyranny.
A comprehensive look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.
https://russian-faith.com/moving-russia-what-you-should-know-about-covid-vax-situation-here-n6134
A comprehensive look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.
https://russian-faith.com/moving-russia-what-you-should-know-about-covid-vax-situation-here-n6134
Russian Faith
Moving to Russia? What You Should Know About the Covid / Vax Situation Here
Editor’s note: Immigration to Russia from the West for religious and political reasons has become a real phenomenon, especially for Orthodox Christians. A major factor is the increasing covid, vaccine, mask, and vax-passport tyranny in the West. News coming…
🇷🇺 Russian pornstar faces criminal probe for ‘offending feelings of believers’ by flashing breasts at St. Basil's Cathedral
— "A Russian OnlyFans pornstar is reportedly under criminal investigation for “offending the feelings of believers” after a video of her flashing her breasts outside Red Square's iconic St. Basil's Cathedral went viral.
The criminal case against the pornographic model, going under the alias Lola Bunny, was launched by Moscow investigators, TASS reported Saturday citing sources within law enforcement.
The girl is reportedly suspected of showing “open disrespect” toward society and “offending the feelings of believers.” If found guilty, the model, known for her pornographic works at the adult website OnlyFans, may land up to one year behind bars."
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— "A Russian OnlyFans pornstar is reportedly under criminal investigation for “offending the feelings of believers” after a video of her flashing her breasts outside Red Square's iconic St. Basil's Cathedral went viral.
The criminal case against the pornographic model, going under the alias Lola Bunny, was launched by Moscow investigators, TASS reported Saturday citing sources within law enforcement.
The girl is reportedly suspected of showing “open disrespect” toward society and “offending the feelings of believers.” If found guilty, the model, known for her pornographic works at the adult website OnlyFans, may land up to one year behind bars."
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Forwarded from Jay Dyer
Someone said hes a Democratic party mouthpiece. I thought it was a joke: now I believe it.
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2 Christian Experts Respond to COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism
There's a considerable amount of skepticism of the COVID-19 vaccines in the Christian community. Is this skepticism warranted? What's the evidence? In this livestream, I'm joined by biochemist Sy Garte and immunologist James Ussher, both Christians, to discuss…
Forwarded from Dissident Mama
Fr John Whiteford (Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship co-founder) & Dr. Clark Carlton (LOF co-founder & editorial director) are going to be on the Michael Sisco Show tonight at 9:30 EST. They'll be talking all things LOF so check it out!
https://youtube.com/c/TheMichaelSiscoShow
https://youtube.com/c/TheMichaelSiscoShow
Group chat for Orthodox Christians and inquirers from Florida. Go join if you're interested in networking with other Orthodox Christians in the Sunshine state! 🇺🇸☦
https://t.me/OrthodoxFL
https://t.me/OrthodoxFL
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Orthodox Florida ☦️
Group chat for Orthodox Christians and inquirers from Florida and the outskirts of the Sunshine State.
Forwarded from Michael Sisco ☦️
Orthodox West Virginia
This is a group chat for Orthodox Christians and anyone inquiring into the True Faith who live in West Virginia and the surrounding areas.
If you're interested in networking and building IRL communities then be sure to join! 🇺🇸☦
https://t.me/WestVirginiaOrthodox
This is a group chat for Orthodox Christians and anyone inquiring into the True Faith who live in West Virginia and the surrounding areas.
If you're interested in networking and building IRL communities then be sure to join! 🇺🇸☦
https://t.me/WestVirginiaOrthodox
If you're Orthodox (or an inquirer) and live in West Virginia or within a close proximity of its borders (west MD, VA; southwest PA, southeast OH, northeast KY) then be sure to join the new Orthodox West Virginia group chat on Telegram!!
https://t.me/WestVirginiaOrthodox
https://t.me/WestVirginiaOrthodox
Forwarded from Jay Dyer
Tomorrow night
https://jaysanalysis.com/2021/10/26/debate-trent-horn-vs-jay-dyer-should-christians-accept-natural-theology/
https://jaysanalysis.com/2021/10/26/debate-trent-horn-vs-jay-dyer-should-christians-accept-natural-theology/
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Debate: Trent Horn Vs. Jay Dyer: Should Christians Accept Natural Theology? - JaysAnalysis.com
“The purpose of Intellectual Conservatism is to defend the true, good and beautiful things of life that are jeopardized in mainstream academia and society. On this page, you will find artwork, music, satire, academic papers, lectures and my own projects defending…
Forwarded from Devotional Hearts Show💜🌿(Channel)
A short video by Abbot Tryphon about the beauty of Orthodox Families: https://youtu.be/ghI6Ons2qkk
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The Christian Household
The importance of creating a domestic church
Young woman's health is ruined forever after taking the gene therapy vaccine, after being coerced by her employer and big pharma with the threat of losing her job.
Please pray for her 🙏🏻
Please pray for her 🙏🏻