So you’re saying that Islamists are like our Banks? 😉
]]>Let me state at this point the usual caveats: Most Muslims are not violent, hate the horros of jihad, want to be left alone, etc. All true. The problem however won’t go away. So what is our response? Toleration? Surrender?
Islam “is what it is.” I know that’s a trite, overused phrase. However it’s true. So, what is our response? As a civilization and as a Christian confession? That’s the only thing within our control at this point.
]]>Do not all Muslims read the same Quran?
]]>RZ. I think there is such thing as moderate muslims. I used to, but I’m not so sure any longer.
]]>I wonder if there isn’t energy to turn that land into money if it can be made to seem ‘someone elses fault’. Quite the parcel of real estate, no? Rent it to whoever builds something large and profitable on it? Perahps deed it elseeast first? Didn’t someone overseas ask for realestate to be titled in the EP’s name here in the US? DhimmiRUs?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQdMroyXDZQ
One reason the Archons waste so many man-hours is because they would rather pursue quixotic quests that will never happen rather than take responsibility for things that are do-able and would make a difference in the real world. Like build an orphanage, hospital, run a soup kitchen, etc. Those things would make them accountable. Instead, like most GOA bishops, they are comically trying to play the victim card. Eventually the nostalgia-worship will wear off.
In fairness to some of the Archons at least, it appears that Michael Jaharis has taken stock of the recent past within the GOA and come to a more sobering realization of where we are. We need to praise him for this because the usual inertia is always in danger of settling in. If you read his speech and then read The Orthodox Disturber’s version of it, then you can see that the 79th St bureaucrats went right back to promolgating the happy-clappy spin on GOA-land.
]]>Fr John, your words sting, and rightly so. True, it’s sad, but our little “klatch” may be the only group of resolute Orthodox Christians out there speaking on this and other matters. What are we gonna do? Listen to the GOA bishops who are in a heated debate over the proper pronunciation of the word baklava? It’d be nice if those sob-sisters who are always crying about Halki had any moral courage but I don’t think it should stop us from crying out.
Although I’ve become more aware of the differences in the ministries within the Church and the necessity of maintaining good order, ultimately, the final authority in the Church is the people of God. Prophetic witness must come from the bishops but if they won’t exercize it, then we should force them to do so in any moral, ethnical, and non-violent way as possible. If we don’t, then we’ll have to give an account for our apathy I’m afraid.
]]>Well, I wrote an editorial on it for the Hellenic Voice but it appears they have not published it. First time they held back on a submission. I’ll go ahead and publish here and on OT. Maybe that will get some traction. It has a few more paragraphs than the one I published on Catholic Online.
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