tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post3678072661547691147..comments2023-11-05T07:23:49.530-05:00Comments on Vox clamanti: I Wanna Be "Konvertsy Filth" TooV and Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-39821637054568284522016-01-17T20:31:18.970-05:002016-01-17T20:31:18.970-05:00tea party hate? well if you mean culture wars abou...tea party hate? well if you mean culture wars about morality, I'm afraid canonical Orthodoxy, as distinct from and opposed to popular ethnic Orthodoxy with all kinds of deviations from the canons in practice and minimal catechism, you got it backwards. If you mean the baptism of libertarianism and laisse faire as Christian economics and politics, that is another matter.Christine Erikson (aka Justina)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11594093718714798117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-44819262589091819562013-09-28T14:48:47.016-04:002013-09-28T14:48:47.016-04:00Why don't converts just leave their Tea Party ...Why don't converts just leave their Tea Party hate at home, and keep it out of the church? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-26188286733031888802013-02-10T16:16:26.370-05:002013-02-10T16:16:26.370-05:00What kind of nonsense is it that converts should n...What kind of nonsense is it that converts should not blog about Orthodoxy? Many of the Orthodox priests in the US are converts. According to Anonymous, none of them should blog?1389https://www.blogger.com/profile/04335705483244616965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-18779483006200248512011-06-09T15:58:30.163-04:002011-06-09T15:58:30.163-04:00I came across your post because I really wanted to...I came across your post because I really wanted to know about the author of Voices from Russia. While I clearly understand your fear of parts of your post being perceived as "ad hominen" attack on Stan.<br /><br />As someone who was born and raised in the former Soviet Union I can assure you that Mr. Drezhlo has no clue how is/was it like to grow up under the communism. He seems to be trying to reconcile the Communist past of Russia with Orthodox Tradition- which is pretty hard to do.<br /><br />He also claims to be fluent in Russian. But a quick look into his so called translations tells an entirely different story- his Russian is worse than my English or he purposely puts spins and his own bias into his "translations".<br /><br />He lives lie in every respect of his life. He also chooses to spread lies using a blog. As fellow Christians it is our duty to admonish him.<br /><br />So I do not think there is any hint of "ad hominen" attack in your statement- unless of course it was your intention, which you clearly stated it was not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-235395541808886202011-03-09T23:34:45.825-05:002011-03-09T23:34:45.825-05:00I had the pleasure of hearing a recent paper by Fr...I had the pleasure of hearing a recent paper by Fr. Oliver on Saturday. Sadly I did not get to meet him as he was unable to make it to the conference but it was a very helpful, nuanced paper which illuminated several aspects of the meaning of Holy Tradition. <br /><br />I have seen the buzz saw blog you're referring to and it is a most unfortunate work - sad, weird and bitter.<br /><br />VLifeSparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139338306042721734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-7978479951817800462010-07-03T17:12:09.489-04:002010-07-03T17:12:09.489-04:00... A blog is nothing more than open conversation....... A blog is nothing more than open conversation. It is not a catechism.<br /><br />-E.V and Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-6370991637309465272010-07-03T17:06:34.150-04:002010-07-03T17:06:34.150-04:00Frontier (Fr. Oliver):
Just checked out your blog....Frontier (Fr. Oliver):<br />Just checked out your blog. I enjoyed your series on Fr. Irvine. (A link to the story on the Archimandrite would be beneficial.)<br /><br />You are welcome to visit any time you want.<br /><br />Anonymous:<br />Hitting someone where it hurts is not meritorious, particularly when the weapon of choice is calling someone "filth."<br /><br />As for your assertion that it is common sense for converts not to blog about Orthodoxy?! This is silliness. Online diaries (web logs, or blogs) are not councils, canons, or typika. They are the digital equivalent of coffee hour. And like any coffee hour, we have the choice of chatting with whomever we choose. Silence is not enjoined on those new to the faith, nor should it be.<br /><br />-V.V and Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-46122786311826625412010-07-02T00:31:52.439-04:002010-07-02T00:31:52.439-04:00Just ran across this now (late, I know). Please do...Just ran across this now (late, I know). Please do feel invited to visit my blog. I cannot say whether I deserve to be included amongst those mentioned. I think the others have well established themselves and there are good reasons to read their writings. As for me, well, I am who I am, for better or worse, and I pray God will ultimately purged me toward the better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-80386829381854336052010-06-23T16:47:29.234-04:002010-06-23T16:47:29.234-04:00She must be hitting, at times, where it hurts.
Con...She must be hitting, at times, where it hurts.<br />Converts should not blog about Orthodoxy. That's minimal common sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-83836942374690365132010-06-22T03:09:06.658-04:002010-06-22T03:09:06.658-04:00Thanks, Les.
-V.Thanks, Les.<br /><br />-V.V and Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-10782340740870785032010-06-22T02:08:18.832-04:002010-06-22T02:08:18.832-04:00Terry Mattingly's name rang a bell. I looked ...Terry Mattingly's name rang a bell. I looked him up and here's a link to his archive of writings "On Religion".<br /><br />http://www.tmatt.net/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-59984721028158810772010-06-22T01:39:37.160-04:002010-06-22T01:39:37.160-04:00Rereading what I have written:
"Voices From ...Rereading what I have written:<br /><br />"Voices From Russia features the bigoted, vitriolic non-Orthodox writings of an American man passing himself off as a Russian, Orthodox woman."<br /><br />I considered removing some of this, particularly the bit about a man passing himself off as a woman... in the interest of avoiding an <i>ad hominem</i> and keeping to my principle that I weigh a person by their public actions and words (not by that which I cannot see or which I hear secondhand). I did a quick google search on Barbara and found that she has publicly identified herself as an MTF (male-to-female) in a relationship with a guy, but quibbles about whether she/he is transgendered, transsexual, or whatnot. The point is, the material is public, from his/her own hand, and demonstrates a willful putting of him/herself outside Orthodox tradition (on the grounds of homosexuality and self-mutilation).<br /><br />Apparently, on her say-so she is in communion with somebody, so she may technically pass herself off as Orthodox. However, her contempt for convert Orthodox writers and her despising of Orthodox tradition speak louder to her being non-Orthodox.<br /><br />Whether he is Russian or American of Russian descent is largely immaterial.<br /><br />-V.V and Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.com