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Can ecumenism be a heretical thing?

Normally when I share an article on here, I usually include an excerpt from it to give a basic idea of what the author said. I personally enjoy getting a glimpse of the subject when other writers do similarly. Unfortunately, that is not going to happen in this post. However, I really believe the author answers the question I ask in the title which is can ecumenism be a heretical thing?

In this post I am sharing an article by Paul Ladouceur from 2016 titled: On Ecumenoclasm: Who Is a Heretic? I hope you enjoy reading it. The article is found at the link below.

On Ecumenoclasm: Who Is a Heretic? - Public Orthodoxy

Reference:

https://publicorthodoxy.org/2016/07/13/on-ecumenoclasm-who-is-a-heretic/

Happy Western Church Easter!

Happy Western Church Easter!

On government definitions

In this post I am sharing an article by Peter Kenney from a couple of weeks ago published in ECUMENICAL NEWS, ecunews.com which is titled: New UK extremism definition could drive communities apart, Anglican archbishops warn.

 The article in reference ends by stating the following:

According to the CIA Factbook Christians make up 59.5 percent of Britain's 68 million population, while Muslim account for 4.4 percent, and Hindus 1.3 percent.

I find the usage of facts with relevance to demographics at the end rather interesting. I have yet to read the new definition of extremism by the UK government as I share this, but plan on doing so. I recommend reading this article and the definition, as well. Read the full article at the link below.

New UK extremism definition could drive communities apart, Anglican archbishops warn

Reference:

https://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/new-uk-extremism-definition-could-drive-communities-apart-anglican-archbishops-warn/61082.htm

Which Country Has More Justice?

Alexei Navalny's cause of death has not yet been determined. As of today, that is…. Perhaps, we will know soon.

Epstein's death was supposedly a suicide. Although, guards were asleep. And cameras malfunctioned….

Ashli Babbitt was shot by the United States inside the capitol building on January 6^th. Supposedly she was a threat. However, she had a long honorable military career. I have read different versions of the incident, but they seem to be contrary to actual video footage that has been released.

Five members of Congress were injured, one seriously in 1954 during the shooting at the United States Capitol. Please read the following excerpt.

Those on the House floor quickly moved into action. Congressional pages carried the wounded to safety. As the shooters attempted to escape, three of them were overpowered by visitors, police, House staff, and Congressman James Van Zandt of Pennsylvania, who personally apprehended Rafael Miranda. The fourth shooter, Irvin Flores, escaped, but was captured later that day. The four gunmen were tried and sentenced to more than 49 years in federal prison (https://blogs.loc.gov/).

 

Back to Alexei Navalny, his cause of death hasn't yet been determined, as I said originally. However, Russia is a sovereign nation just like the United States. I do know that Alexei was serving a 19-year prison sentence. I hear a lot of criticism and speculation that Putin had him killed. Regardless of this being true or not, who are we to point fingers? The United States seemingly killed an innocent Ashli Babbitt and locked up many who were innocent of crimes on January 6th, 2020. Was an insurrection really taking place on January 6^th? Was one taking place in the 1954 capitol shooting?

Jesus supposedly said the following:

3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye but do not notice the log in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye (Matthew 7:3-5, NRSVUE).

 

Reference:

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2020/05/1954-shooting-at-the-u-s-capitol/

Matthew 7:3-5, NRSVUE, Bible

Why ecumenism might not be so popular.

I have two other blogs, in addition to this one. What I have noticed over the years from reading the statistics on my blogs is that ecumenism doesn’t seem to be popular. If true, one should ask why? I recently wrote a piece elsewhere about community, and I wonder if many people feel like I do. The following paragraph is extracted from it.

Any argument stating that we have a collective need for community doesn't convince me at all. Perhaps, having a desire for it, but that's a whole different thing. Personally, I don't have a need, nor a desire. The masses and communities very often seem to get things wrong and go in a bad direction. The problem with that is that a substantial amount of time often goes by before awareness of the mistake begins to take place. And when I say time, I mean many years can go by. My advice to most is learn to think and decide independently. Learning to think and analyze is vital.

Jesus said, "Love your neighbor, as yourself." The collective is important, but in equivalence to the individual. Meaning, perhaps we should know the independent self well before attempting the collective community thing. Blessings and I hope you enjoyed reading this brief thought.

Happy 2024!

Happy 2024 to all!