I agree

I almost converted via Western rite bit there was a Byzantine church a bit closer to home

Same, but I found a russian Orthodox Church that did the Liturgy in English and Slavonic that was much closer and I enjoy it.

My parish uses a little bit of Slavonic, mostly English though
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I’m gonna visit the western Orthodox Church some day. I’m also considering joining one near the college I’ll be attending.

The one near me is actually still a mission, liturgy is in a room in the priest's house. Nineteen years and they haven't had the funds to build a church because they've always had a small congregation

There's an ortho place up the road from my parish, think it mainly does greek, but there are also some slavonic services.

That's interesting. Do you know what jurisdiction it is?

The Greek parish nearest me does the singing mixed in Greek and English but the creed, the Our Father, etc, are done in 3-4 different languages

@Based Chav It might be carpatho-russian or OCA

One of my parishes is Carpatho-ruthenian

Kyle you're right retarded ahahahah

Epic bait

https://novabiblestudy.wordpress.com/

Anyone want to learn to lead inductive Bible studies to be able to do this kind of thing?

Inductive bible study?

Trying to inspire virtue in a "Cool Wine Aunt"-esque receptionist is like beating your fists against a brick wall.

Also, would any of you have any good counter arguments for "Muh religion causes all wars"?

Literally any war in history

Because actually none of them were specifically caused by religion

Religion may shave been a part of the war but it was never the reason it started

@Based Chav "Just because religion might have been used as a justification or motivator by leaders and those in power doesn't mean it was the actual cause of war. Almost every war in history has been over the same things- power and resources. Using religion as a cover for the need for power and resources doesn't mean religion was the cause- just an easy justification and motivator to get people to fight for their leader/tribe's power and resources."

You went to that church?

It was shut :(

But we looked round it

A locked church is a great disappointment.

It was 9:45am

Tbf

I keep seeing eastern orthodox churches in germany, austria

Switzerland too

Wait Switzerland too? In the cities i assume? I could not care about Germany or Austria (aka cheap Switzerland).

Still, though. I'd understand a church being locked when the sun is down, but that late in the morning? Please. Open the church.

Most churches at least in the mountainous and rural Swiss Cantons are mostly open, i have yet to find a church in a hamlet/village or even a small city that is closed in daytime. Some aren't even closed at night as the farmers know how important it can be to pray in front of the Lord in certain times.

Yes.

I can understand why people want to close the church at night, but that doesn't mean I approve of it!

I can also understand why at least Catholic Churches would close by night as they are most often have baroque (like) art and other precious items inside it. Sometimes even priceless. On the other hand Reformed Churches have no real reason to close as they have a lot less to be stolen, so to speak.

as long as we'll have strangers and also mason-minded people, we cannot afford to have them open like we used to

in France we sometimes have anarchists that destroy or tag religious sculptures that are in the open

antichristian/masons that steal crucifixes (I remember one day on the news, a guy that stole around 10 000 crucifixes, small icons and small statues ; the journalist/voiceover did not show a single hint of disappointment and it was treated as something "funny and unusual" (sic))

and arabs/gypsies/jews that sometimes steal the jewelry