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There has never been any fad regarding Orthodoxy, because it has hardly changed since it was founded, at the first Pentecost. James, on certain occasions. The Liturgy more typically used is very simliar and hasn. But it takes about a year, sometimes longer, to be found ready to be received into Orthodox Church, and it is VERY hard. For example, we have longer services, generally more of them, and we are supposed to stand throughout.
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Orthodox churches aren. All hymns are sung a capella. We have a dress code of sorts: ideally, women should cover their heads (all hair all the time, like Muslims or nuns), men should wear beards and have uncovered heads (except clergy in certain circumstances), everyone should be in sex- specific clothes (e. We have to go to confession, and it is not anonymous.
We have a very strict rule of fasting: no meat (except shellfish), no dairy products, no eggs, no olive oil, no alcoholic drinks, and no sex, not just during Lent or on Fridays, but about HALF the year, and according to a calendar; also no sex, food, or drinks (not even water) at all (except as medically necessary) from midnight until communion the next day. The sex is only for those who are married. Not only do we not write our own marriage vows, we don.
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The bride and groom are crowned as white martyrs, i. Women are to obey their husbands as they obey a king and men are to honor their wives as they honor a queen. Abortion AND contraception are prohibited.
Monasticism is even better. In the event martyrdom is at hand, it is expected we will accept it (e. Divorce is extremely frowned upon and discouraged and rare, limited to adultery and possibly a few other situations. Remarriage is limited to 3 times and it is a penitential rite.
We are given prayer- rules, i. We are very pro- life, and often pacifists or at least somewhat so. Absolute monarchy is generally believed in. They took a foreign religion, a Hebrew religion, to Greeks, Romans, Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Indians, and so on.
The evangelized remained in their very non- Hebrew cultures but still were able to become Christians, and they did eagerly and gladly endured martyrdom. Those people DID convert relatively rapidly and in huge numbers in most places, so that. Their cultures did not change drastically, but the adapting took some time.
First, the Liturgy was translated into the native language. In America, we have had the Liturgy translated into English, and where the Orthodox people have become largely English- speaking (converts and children of immigrants), an English Liturgy is used. In America also, we have the melting pot working on the cultural accoutrements, such as the music sung. The Russian and Ukrainian music lend themselves particularly well to that because they have a lot of Western influence, with polyphony and melodies that appeal to us Westerners.
In my church we have mostly Ukrainian music and some Greek, and it is about half converts. There are over 3. A very popular church, and the converting tends to be a few people a year.
There are many other Protestants who have converted. If even that is . Any congregation is welcome to join Orthodoxy and use either Eastern or Western rites.
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Western rites. Here is an example of a hymn from one: https: //www. PVu. QIDc. XK8 . It is the Faith that makes us Orthodox, and outward appearance is the result, I think like this: Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. What we believe we didn. My church was founded by mostly Macedonians, and so has exactly the same faith and worship as in Macedonia, and the Bible says, . Is that not a true verse?