Message from @Daniil
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With the above excerpt you're effectively advocating for calvinism
Priests and monks aren’t allowed to defend themselves ever
That is also false
Shedding of blood is disqualify of the position
I think I get what Mozalbete wants to say and I think he is right but you can't turn people to God as long as they can avoid the consequences of their degenerate lifestyles in the short and mid run. That's why you need somebody who crashes it all or creates the possibility for you to do so
But Dant, what is it that you want to do? You say that we should lead people to God, that is true, but considering our situation, what is it that you want them to do when they have come to God, if it is not to demand and organize the rebirth of a God-fearing society?
Bring them to church. You can’t change a society without conversion.
A change of government without spiritual preparedness gets you nothing
The disciples did not fight physically against Rome, they let their martyrdom be a witness to the people.
In short, what you suggest is democracy
No
You expect people to convert and willingly get us to a godly government
With nothing being forced
Force conversion is not a real conversion
"forced conversion" is a meme used to refer to laws taking the soul into account rather than the body
And who is going to be the absolute monarch?
They could hate God in their heart but outwardly preform rituals
That is like saying that "forced determination that murder is wrong is not actual determination"
@Daniil God works that out in ways
Again, democracy. "maybe they will not like it, but they will understand they have to vote for it"
I was okay with fascism up until a few months ago. What changed my mind of Jay Dyer’s talks and how fascism isn’t exactly even a total rejection of the enlightenment theory
@Daniil See Constantine the Great
Fascism is a rejection of the rule of the majority
Fascist leaders need to give into the church as well
They are not above the church
I don’t see that being a thing
I guess Christianity isn't good, since Christianity didn't protect us perfectly from the elightement theory happening, which means it didn't reject it completely.
Dude, Franco
Orthodoxy has always rejected the Enlightenment
Franco was Catholic and a threat to Orthodoxy
What happens when I disavow Catholicism?
And the pope?
I don't even understand what that mess is supposed to be
Do you really think that your dear countries where there are no orthodox do not share the same "rights" and "democracy" and "enlightement" nonsense?
Do you thinks Orthodox monks are big fans of democracy?
Do you really think 99% of them aren't?
Monasteries are what really connect heaven and earth
What is that supposed to mean in this context?
That monasteries keep tradition pure and are not as nearly as corrupted as the outside world. They will hold to correct understanding of the world