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  1. Antiochian

    Toughest Question Yet

    Watching a little girl in your family battle life-threatening illness makes your mind go to "unholy," awful places. She's fine now, thank science and so many human hands that worked to save her. So that's what fuels my question: How to explain death to a dying child? Say, a toddler, preteen...
  2. Antiochian

    Do you miss believing?

    I definitely miss the "certainty" that I'd see loved ones again in some postmortem reunion. The thought of not seeing them is certainly sad, but I'm very glad for the time I had with them. They live on in my thoughts.
  3. Antiochian

    Back after long hiatus

    hello, I've not posted here in years, so I'm not banking on being remembered. I'm takibg time off Facebook and my need to discuss has to be met somehow, so trying this back on for size. I'm not sure how to change my religion on the mobile site.... Will have to figure it out. My religion...
  4. Antiochian

    Toddler With Cancer

    Two days ago, I received the horrible news that my 2 and a half year old niece, Nieva, (pronounced just like the Spanish word for "It's snowing") has Leukemia (ALL). She's begun treatment, and the prognosis is overall good. That doesn't make this any less terrifying for the family. This sweet...
  5. Antiochian

    Old Catholics

    Indeed, the Old Catholics broke from Rome, and are a breakaway Catholic group, in addition to the sedevacantists. They rejected the dogma of papal infallibility. That's really about all I know about them. I have my reasons for my feelings about the new Archbishop (and the new Pope for that...
  6. Antiochian

    Old Catholics

    Hello, This isn't my DIR, but I'm interested in Old Catholics. Sadly, they appear to be a tiny, tiny segment of Christendom, and there's not a whole lot about them on the web, other than some diocesan and parish websites, and Wikipedia. I might add that I live nowhere near an Old Catholic...
  7. Antiochian

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  8. Antiochian

    Santa Muerte

    I've been reading about Santa Muerte and her devotion, and I'm interested in beginning a relationship with her and asking her help in my life. I have started reading the first of three books translated into English that delves into her history and prayers/rituals. I see there's a rosary to...
  9. Antiochian

    How old is Wicca?

    I'd guess Wicca as we know it today is young. Paganism, however, is as old as humankind.
  10. Antiochian

    Initiated into wicca by sex

    I'm late to the discussion, but I would guess that the vast majority of Wiccans are affirming of gays. I think those that aren't probably have some irrational fear or hang-up or haven't fully shed the Abrahamic baggage. In addition there are LGBT-oriented traditions of the Craft. I've also...
  11. Antiochian

    Converts, does your family know you're a(n) ________ now?

    I've had quite a history where religious shopping is concerned. My background is Evangelical Protestant. My parents were never big churchgoers as I grew up. My oldest sister digs the fundagelical charismatic scene. And I've never really seen eye to eye with my family on religion. I...
  12. Antiochian

    Best Whiskey?

    I'm not a really big whiskey drinker. I do mostly wines or margaritas or pina coladas or any number of mixed drinks. I bought one of those tiny sampler bottles of Jack Daniels and had a couple shots. It wasn't bad. The first one straight up, the second I mixed in 50/50 water and sipped...
  13. Antiochian

    Right-Wing UUs

    I know some staunch (fiscally AND socially) conservative Evangelicals who are quite wealthy. Some of them are my distant relatives. They believe in the prosperity gospel and all that happy horse manure. I have worked as a nursing assistant in a retirement home over 10 years. I was...
  14. Antiochian

    People Who Are Against Gay Marriage Aren't Thinking Things Through.

    I believe that people who passionately feel "preserving traditional marriage" is the right thing to do believe they are operating from a place of love, not hate. But try and tell that to the gay guy whose family hasn't spoken to him in years. Or the bullied gay kid at school that no one has...
  15. Antiochian

    Right-Wing UUs

    Religious liberals are filthy rich? This is news to me. I won't broadcast my annual income on this forum, but let's just say a politician (or a televangelist for that matter) would be giving up quite a few of their luxuries were they forced to live on the same amount. And I'm not lazy. I...
  16. Antiochian

    Greatest Saints of Christendom?

    What's "Paganistic" about honoring and respecting certain people? Then the U.S. holiday Mother's Day is "Paganistic," as is Veteran's Day.
  17. Antiochian

    Greatest Saints of Christendom?

    As one who is re-exploring the Christian religion, I'd be interested to know people's favorite saints, be they of the East or West. What about them draws you to them? My personal favorites used to be St. Patrick, mainly because my dad is allegedly of Celtic ancestry and I love all things...
  18. Antiochian

    Right-Wing UUs

    I can't really say I fully embrace either the Democrat or Republican party, though I agree with some ideas of both (D more than R, to be sure). I was tempted to join the Socialist party at one time. More recently, I've toyed with the idea of joining the Green party, or maybe even the...
  19. Antiochian

    Gay and Christian?

    Hi there, we've had a somewhat similar journey. I was once RC as well before joining the Greek Orthodox church. And yes, sadly the hierarchy of both are very homophobic and I'd say even hateful at times. Yet there are believers within both that are affirming and who take the pope/patriarchs...
  20. Antiochian

    The dishonest use of the name "Christian"

    Bingo. There are plenty of denominations who think they're the only ones going to heaven. Eastern Orthodox see themselves as the actual church, as do Roman Catholics, as do Seventh-day Adventists, as do conservative Lutheran groups, as do a number of Baptists. I'm guessing this person defines...
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