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Old 04-26-2010, 04:10 AM
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Default what is the eastern orthodox church's opinion about other christian denominations and

I know that the Catholic Church tolerates other faiths, albeit assuming the primacy of their own as the most complete. so I wanted to know if Eastern Orthodox has a unified position?
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Old 04-27-2010, 04:10 AM
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They believe also that they are the only right religion.
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Old 04-29-2010, 04:10 AM
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they are very strict about their believes especially the seven sacraments and the need for baptism to be a candidate for entering the kingdom of heaven , they do believe that the catholic church is the only other apostolic church however they prohibit practicing there egg ( taking Communion and marrying someone catholic ) most old folks believe this is the only way to Christ , but many new generations are more open minded and willing to accept other christian faiths
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:10 AM
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An Orthodox scholar recently observed that there are basically three views that Christians have taken with regard to non-Christian religions:

View 1 - Exclusivism: He who is not a Christian will be damned because there is no salvation outside the visible Body of Christ, the Church.
In the interests of facilitating missionary endeavors or fostering world peace, this claim of exclusives is rejected by many Orthodox scholars as untenable.

View 2 - Inclusivism: He who is not a Christian may be saved in spite of the religion he practices, but only through the mercy of God.
This claim of inclusiveSmeems to be accepted by the majority of Orthodox scholars today.

View 3 - Cultural Pluralism: He who is not a Christian may be saved by means of the very religion he practices, for non-Christian religions may also contain saving truths.
Some Orthodox scholars espouse this view but with qualifications.

The Eastern Orthodox Church rejects both relativism (the view that the truth or falsity of statements of a certain class depends on the person making the statement or upon his circumstances or society) and syncretism (the combining of two distinct religions or systems into a new religion or system).

While the Orthodox truly believe their Church to be the one true Church founded by Christ, Orthodox proselytism does not actively seek to cause the disaffection of non-Orthodox Christians from their faiths. This does not mean, however, that anyone seeking to learn about the Orthodox Faith will be turned away.

If an Orthodox Christian formally becomes a member of a non-Orthodox Christian church & receives Holy Communion in that church, he is considered to be an apostate & is no longer an Orthodox Christian. Should such an apostate seek to return to the Orthodox Church, he is received back into the Church through a profession of faith, and the sacrament of Holy Anointing (also called Chrismation).
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Old 05-07-2010, 04:10 AM
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The only practical opinion is maintaining dialogEUith those from other faiths while making it clear that they are forbidden from taking part in any Orthodox sacrament because the other denominations have excluded themselves from Communion and not the other way around.
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They're pretty cool kinda guys but RCs tolerate other faiths... do they by f............
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Old 05-11-2010, 04:10 AM
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The Orthodox Churches does not criticize the other denominations and other religions because the Orthodox church follows the true faith, traditions and worship. we are not here to criticize others even if they are following any wrong path. But we always can advise and teach others about the true belief and faith without provocation their way of life.

As the Orthodox we follows the true faith and worship then there is no need to blame anyone else.
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