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Orthodox Christian Chinese American 东正教徒 美籍华人 | 🌏 Asia & Multipolar World 多极世界 | 💀 Ex-Atheist | 📝 Essays on https://t.co/mp7km57EI4
Joined February 2023
I wrote an essay about my experiences with atheism and its philosophical limitations. Please, dear friends, check it out at
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@DrClaytonForre1 @NoctLives It would mostly be crazy Americans and countryside Russians making this trip. And it would be amazing.
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Our Father Prayer in Chinese, at the Orthodox Christian Church of Hong Kong
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Three Chinese locals told me that Jay Dyer helped them to learn about Orthodox Christianity
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@OrwellNGoode My Swedish friend told me that it's true and he experienced it a few times. But his mom was different and would go out of her way to feed the kids (saint).
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Interesting comments from Pope Francis on the filioque controversy this morning:. "Since in Latin the expression “and from the Son” is called ‘Filioque’, this gave rise to the dispute known by this name, which has been the reason for so many disputes and divisions between the
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@UpdatingOnRome It's not "most often", he just heard that one story of the Franks and is projecting it onto all the other examples.
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I turned the Orthodox Study Bible's one year reading plan into a lightweight web page
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Today, Fr Anatoly Kung celebrates his 10th year of ordination to the priesthood! . He had been the first Chinese Orthodox priest to be ordained in 60 years. "Orthodoxy is not a very widespread religion in your home country. Tell me how the Russian Orthodox Church came there?"
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@Rainmaker1973 Implanting fake memories in someone IS NOT the same as having them acquire the virtues. Virtue is built in the soul through the conscious, free cooperation of the body and mind. It is not reducible to mere memories, pictures, or chemicals!.
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@GreenTextRepost Millennial "content writers" make the mistake of thinking that human experience and character is just identical to having a bunch of opinions. They think an opinion is what makes someone a good or bad person.
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Drone picture of the Orthodox Cathedral that St John Maximovitch served in! Xinle Rd, Shanghai
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A New Year's Reflection: Roughly a year ago, the number of Chinese Orthodox Christians that I knew were fewer than the fingers on my hand. I still remember making great effort to attend a Lenten Retreat, in part because there was a legendary Chinese "Orthobro" in the area about
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@pilgoth One of the worst parts of using twitter is having to share internet space with western cartoon watchers.
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@tulpapilled @GinkosTopGuy Peasants house has his whole family there, his cousins, his grandparents, dogs and sheep, babies running around, no toilet or bath, no privacy, share room with 2-3 others.
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>be me.>put my trust in princes, and sons of men.>turns out that in them there is no salvation
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Do my Orthodox friends notice something funny about this story.
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In the video game "Persona 5", there is a church location in Kanda, Tokyo. That's exactly where Nikolai-Do is (Holy Resurrection Japanese Orthodox Cathedral)! But they depicted the roman catholic church instead.
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Chinese Icons at Orthodox Christian Church in Hong Kong!
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I was blessed to visit an Orthodox Church in Taipei 台北 for the first time in my life! Thanks everyone
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Had a pretty Epickly based time with brothers from Tokyo Orthodox Church. Would recommend you visit sometime
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Beautiful and amazing time at an Orthodox Church in Singapore
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@AtheistTakes True repentance for this act manifests in deep sacrifice and sorrow, it isn’t just saying a cheap apology.
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"Truth is just scientifically observable facts." .Did science tell you that?. "Humans are just irrational animals.".Then why should I listen to you, an animal?. "All ideas come from material conditions." .So what conditions gave you this idea?
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Are you Orthodox Christian and want to read the FULL Bible in a year? Well, we just updated the Daily Bible webpage with some shiny new updates. It includes Apocrypha and is the only study plan like this on the internet!
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When you hear someone say “truth is subjective”.
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Father Dimitri and his family would benefit from your help. "Although he receives a stipend for his priestly work, it is not a full-time income and his family is struggling to make ends meet."
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@UpdatingOnRome It's a cute advertisement, but I somehow feel like American tourists would rebel against it on purpose.
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It's just as Elder Thaddeus said. Every single person on earth, even the atheist, yearns for True Love that never changes and never disappears. Because of the curse of death, only God can give us this Love that we need.
Tried to read this to my kids at the book store and had to leave the whole place cause I was crying so hard.
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The Orthodox Little Red Book.
Orthodox Prayer book in Chinese came in. Three going to church bookstore, two for friends, one for myself. Thanks for putting it on Lulu @OrthodoxTao.
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My Instagram reel received 114,000 views and I’m now friends with entire orthodox internet of Serbia.
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Gonna show this card when I drive through the toll houses.
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@orthodox_kid That's the devil's advice who is trying to gatekeep you from holiness. The Gospel says: “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”.
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New Martyrs of China Icon, spotted in the Orthodox Church in Hong Kong ☦️
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Atheists when “you” (a bundle of molecules) steal their “money” (a social construct)
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I despise neoconservative boomers because of their disdain for human life and outright cruelty, which is completely contrary to the Christian spirit. Fantasizing about nuking your enemies is a good example of the neocon ethos.
If Russia uses a nuclear weapon against a NATO country, then this is what will happen to Russia in response. About 45 million Russians will be vaporized in the first hour. Not much of a life remaining for the other 100 million. Maybe the people of Russia should stop supporting
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Will you visit the O R T H O D O X C H U R C H in Hokkaido?
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Visited St John of Shanghai today! Plus bonus picture of St Nikolai of Japan
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Number of Chinese American Orthodox Christians I’ve met: 3 . We are a rare breed lol.
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Met an Orthodox Christian in China whose entire Protestant fellowship converted as a group into Orthodoxy because of the group leader’s esoteric research (pray for them).
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"Woaah! He like totally transcended his humanity! Now he has no name, personality, gender, or memories!". "He has crucified the old man, Fallen Adam. Dead to the world but alive in Christ, the Son of Almighty God, his personhood will live forever within the choir of the saints."
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Thank you for 888,888 followers. This is very auspicious in Chinese culture
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St Gabriel of Georgia seemed to have the gift of anti-tongues; speaking and not being understood. Spiritual end-to-end encrypted communication
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@BRYN_BORANGA I would think that there are more important problems in the UK for the old ladies to be concerned about than street performers.
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St Paisios was against polyester clothing (source: Spiritual counsels, volume 1)
And people insist that polyester clothing is fine.
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St. Paisios on cancer, chemically-treated foods, hormones, and space travel. Hard to believe that this "uneducated" man from the 1980s was able to see so much. a thread 🧵. In the past, cancer was rare. Back then people led a natural life. God still allowed for illness, but
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Our priest today successfully protected the Eucharist by saying that confession, orthodox faith, fasting, vigil attendance, and preparatory prayer is required before communing . Saw three people (sadly) get visibly frustrated and leave.
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Most Christians I've met are ideologically "bilingual." They know how to navigate both the secular and religious worlds. They can conceive of something even if they disagree with it. Meanwhile, seculars can only understand things through their small-minded & narrow worldview.
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@Gabirel1982 L from Father Moses here. The fact that anime storylines are more basic, with real heroes and a stable predictable world, makes them way better than the post-modern “no man is a hero” nonsense that is constantly airing on Hollywood and Netflix.
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“Ministers! Gather the Christians!” . “Yes, Supreme Leader Kim”. “Okay men, you will build a beautiful Russian church and worship in it”. “But sir, we are Protestants”. “I don’t care! Go to Russia, learn Slavonic, and become Orthodox. Then make me a church!”. “Okay sir…”
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Just read recently about how St Seraphim of Rose noticed how the peacocks plumage resembles the many-eyed cherubim.
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@orthodox_kid Stay strong bro. Have you tried reading spiritual books when you are feeling weak? St. Paisios "Spiritual Counsels" is like honey for the soul.
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Orthodox Church in Japan (Romanian)
I am unacceptably late to my next appointment and took the wrong bus in the opposite direction, so now I’m just getting a night walk
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@AtheistTakes This proves that Christianity is the stronger belief because it can never be changed 🙏🙏🙏.
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I enjoyed reading, and highly recommend, the book "The Lotus Cross" which is a compilation of essays on Chinese Orthodox Christianity written by the Road to Emmaus Foundation. The book is written with a nuanced, boots-on-the-ground perspective and has valuable info on Chinese
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@owenbroadcast The compassion he felt for thousands of small creatures allowed his heart to expand and become a more actualized human.
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Fr Denis on the Orthodox Church in North Korea 🇰🇵 ☦️. (Source: The Lotus Cross)
@OrthodoxTao Poast the pages.
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Interior of Harbin Cathedral, in China. It looks like the icons were newly restored, in Orthodox style! Picture from 2023
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The people of Alaska, baptized Orthodox but lacking church services, were helped by angels. Likewise, I met people who were baptized Orthodox and were helped by it many years later, even if they didn’t go to church initially. Can we hope the same for Orthodoxy in China?.
It's interesting to see the humility and discernment that St. Innocent used to test visions and angels that appeared to an Alaskan elder. "Although the teaching of these spirits seemed to be the doctrine of the Orthodox Church, I, knowing that the demons also believe and
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New Chinese Orthodox Christian books for the collection - a wonderful Christmas gift!
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Happy New Year to all my friends, and even my enemies too! FROM ASIA!! . 新年快乐！
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Blessed Feast of the New Martyrs of China! They were slain in the Yihetuan ("Boxer") Uprising in 1900. During this period, the Qing Dynasty had been invaded, pillaged, and economically subverted by foreigners. The overflowing resentment for this was used by the Yihetuan, which
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I was blessed to visit the original St John of Shanghai cathedral. This is where he served as bishop in China. It’s currently preserved as a cultural monument but who knows… one day it will open up again
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Don’t hate your ancestors. Pray for them, live a holy life so they’ll rejoice for you, and fix the problems you might have inherited from them.
It is genuinely a sort of spiritual suicide to hate your ancestors, as you would not exist without their many lives and loves. It is hating your own past. True metaphysical darkness exists within that belief.
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@SeanRussellbook Then why did the Romans convert to Christianity when it was just a Jewish sect?.
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I am the original author of this meme. Thank you for your appreciation. At the time, it was my own genuine epistemological grievance against materialism - that people trust the chemicals of the brain to say that they’re chemicals. A dog has no Mind. That’s why it perishes.
Still fucks with me that this is actually where this quote comes from. This fucking meme.
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@emollick Gonna run into this room and hang up a giant black curtain to destroy all their entropy.
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Travels and faith with the Japanese Orthodox Church in Tokyo and Osaka ☦️ 🇯🇵. Last year, I was really grateful to be able to travel in Japan for around 6 weeks and dived into the church life with the help of local Orthodox friends. Although I hadn't intended on spending so much
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Had a great time in the Shanghai Orthodox consulate-church. The Gospel & Epistle were said in Slavonic, Chinese, Greek, Serbian(?), Romanian, and English. Coffee hour in Chinese with OrthoGang = 超级 Epic
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‼️Icon of Saints Elizabeth and Barbara the New Nun-Martyrs has arrived in Hong Kong! . "The heavenly patronesses of the Church in China according to the place of their first burial in the Beijing Ecclesiastical Mission." - Fr. Denis Pozdnyaev
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@PhysInHistory You're right, the universe is soooo heckin big and nothing is meaningful at all! Now hand over your money
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In Orthodox Christianity, the self is sanctified in God. Even after death, the saints speak as they did on earth. During a medical miracle, St. Paisios said “Get up, lazybones, enough lying around! Everything’s fine with you. let another patient stay here.”.
"Woaah! He like totally transcended his humanity! Now he has no name, personality, gender, or memories!". "He has crucified the old man, Fallen Adam. Dead to the world but alive in Christ, the Son of Almighty God, his personhood will live forever within the choir of the saints."
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Chinese Orthodox Christian prayer book has arrived
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Before, I thought the sainthood of the Tsar was craziness! But today I see that it is true wisdom. The Royal Saints are a declaration of war against the world, a fight against the End of History, the piety of noble rulers, and the repentance of Russian people. Celebrate them!.
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@VLecrubier @whyvert Exactly this, the term and concept doesn’t fully translate into the East Asian mindset.
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