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Nice post and well put.
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by [quote]From Elisha:
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I definitely think you're mistaken. It very much looks like you and Aklie are talking apples to apples. You just seem to approach things from a much more cold, stern and legalistic view.[/quote]
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« Reply #93 on: July 22, 2003, 10:02:10 AM » |
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by Linus, mate, I didn't specify you, so I'd appreciate if you would keep your tendency to put words in people's mouths to yourself, Thanks. I'm glad ya made such an effort to convince me to disregard any notions of a romantic involvemen »
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Now where were we? Oh yeah - the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
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« Reply #94 on: July 22, 2003, 11:40:12 AM » |
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I don't think I put words in your mouth, and, if you actually read what I wrote, you would see that I never said one must limit his [i]close[/i] associations to Orthodox but merely to Christians.
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« Reply #95 on: July 22, 2003, 11:48:29 AM » |
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by One problem we are faced with these days is that there is disagreement on how strictly the canons and fathers are to be interpreted. Some will say that these are ideals for monastics and clergy, so the "average" layman shouldn't concern th »
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« Reply #96 on: July 22, 2003, 11:55:37 AM » |
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by My final "piece"
Linus is right we shouldn't date non-Christians.
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« Reply #97 on: July 22, 2003, 12:13:54 PM » |
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Well said, both of you.
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« Reply #98 on: July 22, 2003, 12:46:51 PM » |
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by I've hesitated saying anything on the friendship part because... well... I know that most people are nothing like me (reclusive and quiet). Maybe some people [I]need[/I] interaction with others, maybe that's just part of how they're "w »
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« Reply #99 on: July 22, 2003, 08:47:20 PM » |
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by I've been hesitating to say this, but I honest think the best advice we can give *anyone* is to go to their priest/spiritual father/father confessor if they have questions or aren't sure what to do about a problem. 1. These are the people that »
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« Reply #100 on: July 22, 2003, 10:35:07 PM » |
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by Good advice, katherine.
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« Reply #101 on: July 24, 2003, 12:31:21 AM » |
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by Hi, I'm new... never participated in any kind of forum or chat before... NERVOUS... so many articulate and theologically educated voices out there...
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« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 08:00:00 PM by As someone who is a recent convert to the Orthodox Church, this has been a really fascinating discussion to follow, because I haven't dated anyone since converting and have spent much time wondering and worrying about what I'm going to do in tha »
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