http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/05/29/an-american-problem/ Some place between 40 and Death Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:05:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/05/29/an-american-problem/#comment-3578 Huw Fri, 30 May 2008 10:36:33 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/?p=2681#comment-3578 Granted the conversation took place among the Uberfrum Converty types (ie those of us who get gushy about Seraphim Rose :-) but it was "One thing that came up often when I was Orthodox". Wow, that former church of mine was right about a few things. I wrote that introduction to point out that all sorts of people were on this bandwagon - from religious to secular. Granted the conversation took place among the Uberfrum Converty types (ie those of us who get gushy about Seraphim Rose :-) but it was “One thing that came up often when I was Orthodox”. Wow, that former church of mine was right about a few things. I wrote that introduction to point out that all sorts of people were on this bandwagon - from religious to secular.

]]> http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/05/29/an-american-problem/#comment-3562 Fr. Ernesto Fri, 30 May 2008 03:44:24 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/?p=2681#comment-3562 Wow, that former church of yours sure seemed to be dead set on criticizing everyone for anything and everything. I will agree that individualism is a besetting sin in American and Australian cultures, but that is a long long long way from doubting the possibility of Christianity here. It does make certain aspects of Christianity very difficult, such as church discipline. Wow, that former church of yours sure seemed to be dead set on criticizing everyone for anything and everything. I will agree that individualism is a besetting sin in American and Australian cultures, but that is a long long long way from doubting the possibility of Christianity here. It does make certain aspects of Christianity very difficult, such as church discipline.

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