You wrote:
“Until you prove your claim that you hold a PhD I will consider your posts those of a liar.”
I don’t care. What you consider about anything about me is completely unimportant to me.
“In Greek to be a moderate has nothing to do with politics.”
And I said otherwise? Please show me wher I did.
“It means to be even tempered, etc.”
(sigh) Greek Orthodoxy is about CHRISTIANITY among the Greeks and not the Greek language. As I wrote: “Oh, there would be sooooo many Greek saints rolling in their graves...if they weren’t already in heaven.” The simple fact is that Christianity is not about moderation. Yes, mortifications must be handled with moderation, but not the Christian faith itself. As CS Lewis said through Screwtape: “a moderate religion is as good as no religion at all.”
“The link at # 5 the patristic path of moderation, a mean between extremes; this is what the Holy Fathers call the ROYAL PATH. The teaching of this “royal path” is set forth, for example, in the tenth of St. Abba Dorotheus’ Spiritual lnstructions, where he quotes especially the Book of Deuteronomy: Ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, but go by the royal path (Deut. 5:32, 17:11)”
Sorry, but there’s no reason to believe Rita Wilson was talking about any of that. Notice how no one else in the thread - including Eastern Orthodox Christians - believes it either? Well, maybe you do, but that would just explain things about you, not us or Rita Wilson.
Clearly you care. Later. “doc”.