I’ve officially become an orthodox catechumen!

[nce_wht_guy]

Any other converts to Orthodox Christianity here? I know Zenith Darksea is one (he gave me some advice on beginning my conversion), but are there any others?

[Col. Tartleton]

SWEET TITS OF BUDDHA

A total stranger joined a sect of a religion I don't believe in!

Holy crap.

Do we have a party or do we mock him bitterly without instigation? I'm torn.


PLAY NICE OR DON'T PLAY AT ALL...

[CamilleBonparte]

SWEET TITS OF BUDDHA

A total stranger joined a sect of a religion I don't believe in!

Holy crap.

Do we have a party or do we mock him bitterly without instigation? I'm torn.

Almost makes you wonder why you would even post doesn't it? Just kidding Colonel I know you love to spam.

To the OP: What about Orthodox Christianity attracted you enough to convert? Did you consider Protestantism, Catholicism? What religion or sect were you prior to your conversion, if any?

[strategist.com]

SWEET TITS OF BUDDHA

A total stranger joined a sect of a religion I don't believe in!

Holy crap.

Do we have a party or do we mock him bitterly without instigation? I'm torn.


PLAY NICE OR DON'T PLAY AT ALL...

At least the top brass are not as authoritarian as many other religion.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Congratulations bro, I hope the Lord is with you throughout your entire catechumency (is that word oh man I invented a word)

Does Eastern Orthodox baptize on Easter Vigil like the catholics do, or do they baptize year round like the protestants do?

[nce_wht_guy]

SWEET TITS OF BUDDHA

A total stranger joined a sect of a religion I don't believe in!

Holy crap.

Do we have a party or do we mock him bitterly without instigation? I'm torn.

Lol calm down mate, I was just curious.

To the OP: What about Orthodox Christianity attracted you enough to convert? Did you consider Protestantism, Catholicism? What religion or sect were you prior to your conversion, if any?

1) A lot of things, the simplest answer is I came to be convinced by it's more mystical rather than 'logical' teachings. 2) I studied them, and I was baptized as a catholic. But there was never a time that I seriously considered adopting either. 3) I was an atheist/ agnostic.

Congratulations bro, I hope the Lord is with you throughout your entire catechumency (is that word oh man I invented a word)

Does Eastern Orthodox baptize on Easter Vigil like the catholics do, or do they baptize year round like the protestants do?

It's Catechism, actually. And we baptize year round. However, since I already received a baptism in the name of the holy trinity, I'll be received into the church by chrismation only.

[Squiggle]

1) A lot of things, the simplest answer is I came to be convinced by it's more mystical rather than 'logical' teachings.

Sigh

[CamilleBonparte]

Sigh

Would you rather he remain an atheist?

I don't know if Protestantism is being given a fair shake in this thread, but congratulations nonetheless.

[black-dragon]

Sigh

Now you know how atheists feel

[Claudius Gothicus]

Does Eastern Orthodox baptize on Easter Vigil like the catholics do, or do they baptize year round like the protestants do?

Catholics baptize all year long too.

[Squiggle]

I'm happy your Christian, if you started from a point where you were not, but thats about all I can say.

[Carpathian Wolf]

That's an interesting aspect I appreciate about Orthodoxy as well. In the west they try too hard to take the infinite and conform it to the finite logic of humanity. You have this "bone dry desert" version of Christianity more interested in the academic aspects of it rather than the soul of the matter.

[MAXlMUS]

well congrats. just out out curiosity from what branch is your new church?

That's an interesting aspect I appreciate about Orthodoxy as well. In the west they try too hard to take the infinite and conform it to the finite logic of humanity. You have this "bone dry desert" version of Christianity more interested in the academic aspects of it rather than the soul of the matter.

yes... the difference between going to a protestant/evangelist/lutheran etc. church or going to an orthodox church is like the difference between fast food or a 5 course meal

[Carpathian Wolf]

I don't see why anyone has to "feel" a certain way about people converting to one thing or another. Why do you care? Think having more people on "your team" gets you a better chance into heaven or something? Nah just let people find out on their own what they believe.

[black-dragon]

I don't see why anyone has to "feel" a certain way about people converting to one thing or another. Why do you care? Think having more people on "your team" gets you a better chance into heaven or something? Nah just let people find out on their own what they believe.

My point was that if religion was to be something based solely on logic and reason, then most people would be atheists. Also, I don't care about the conversions of people I don't know, but it irks me when religious/sectarian conflicts are purported to be based on logic and reason.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

My point was that if religion was to be something based solely on logic and reason, then most people would be atheists. Also, I don't care about the conversions of people I don't know, but it irks me when religious/sectarian conflicts are purported to be based on logic and reason.

It also irks me when atheists say "reason" as if reason is something that only exists in atheism, and we religous act on impulse 24/7. But that's a subject for a different thread.

I don't even know what ''catechument'' or ''chrismation'' mean, and I'm a Christian.

But congratulations anyway

A catechumen is someone on their way to baptism\confirmation (Loose description here) and a chrismation is what western Christianity would call confirmation.

[black-dragon]

It also irks me when atheists say "reason" as if reason is something that only exists in atheism, and we religous act on impulse 24/7. But that's a subject for a different thread.

That many religious people act on 'impulse' is not, in the context of religious belief, untrue. Motivation for faith is rife with anecdotal evidence, mystical experiences and claims that need a good shave with Ockham's razor. When faith is 'based' on reason, the reason usually came after the faith was already established, and was not the motivation for it. Atheists do not generally base their (lack of) belief on any of the aforementioned things.

[CamilleBonparte]

I don't see why anyone has to "feel" a certain way about people converting to one thing or another. Why do you care? Think having more people on "your team" gets you a better chance into heaven or something? Nah just let people find out on their own what they believe.

Well being a Christian I generally appreciate when good things happen to other people. When someone has turned from the apathetic and fatal road of atheism toward salvation through Christ, even if I am not a huge fan of the road he takes there, it gives me some measure of joy. No I don't think it increases my chances, it's just my knee-jerk reaction, so to speak.

Apologies if this wasn't meant for me at all.

That many religious people act on 'impulse' is not, in the context of religious belief, untrue.

Every person acts on impulse to one degree or another. The idea that religious people do it more than atheists is simply untrue (or at the very least unverifiable). Being an atheist does not suddenly grant one a clear mind capable of rationally approaching every situation. It simply means you don't believe in a deity. That's fine. However when atheists falsely march under the banners of reason and science, that's what irks me.

[black-dragon]

Every person acts on impulse to one degree or another. The idea that religious people do it more than atheists is simply untrue (or at the very least unverifiable). Being an atheist does not suddenly grant one a clear mind capable of rationally approaching every situation. It simply means you don't believe in a deity. That's fine. However when atheists falsely march under the banners of reason and science, that's what irks me.

I was specifically talking about religious belief, or lack thereof. Religious people are often in it for emotional reasons, whereas atheists aren't. I didn't make the claim that I've been accused of, twice. I made that quite clear, so I can only assume that you're deliberately misrepresenting my views to siderail the discussion.

[boofhead]

I don't even know what ''catechument'' or ''chrismation'' mean, and I'm a Christian.

But congratulations anyway