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Hi Katie, you be the rock for your faith!!! My prayers are with you. I am glad to see young people defending their faith. Not too far from where I live a Greek Monastery and Convent in the past were accused by the local non-Orthodox community of putting drugs in the Holy Chalice just prior to Communion! One afternoon the bishop was out for a walk and was stopped by the local police who were "concerned" because he was walking with a staff, not a crozier, just a staff, and he was wearing a Panagia! They wanted to be sure he wasn't a threat to anyone. The monks and nuns have been refused service at a local restaurant. In the past 10-12 years I have seen a growing persecution of not just Orthodox or Catholics, but all Christian denominations in this country. I maintain "ignorance" is an enemy and I label it a sin myself. I love to study Theology, and when I meet the Mormons, etc., I listen for self-education, it doesn't mean I will convert. I want to know why other religions believe what they believe. I don't make a judgement, it is their faith and I have mine. If these students continue to bad mouth your faith, invite them to your church for Mass or Liturgy. In our home we have 350 icons and about 3,000 books on Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and the Eastern Rite Catholic Church. When my 13 year old son's friends came over the first time, they were very interested in the icons and what everything means. I am always delighted when youth take an interest in religion. I will end by quoting Fr. Seraphim Rose: "What is happening in the Soviet Union will happen in America." Sadly, Fr. Seraphim's prophecy is coming true, Christianity in this country is being attacked. Stay true to your faith and you won't be sorry.
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Originally posted by Katie g:
As many of you may know i go to a public school. Well today in my English class we started talking about religion and i had to sit there( as i have many times before) and listen to kids in my class - my friends- badmouthing my faith. they said things like the catholic faith is oppressive and we feed people lies to make them believe. I carefully waited and bided my time so that i could give an educated response and so i could be sure that my answer would be the last. in doing that i raised my hand and said" why is it that anyone can badmouth the catholic faith but if a catholic speaks out about any other religion we are called racist and unjust. And furthurmore we don't feed people lies to make them believe. we give people true information that is back up by writings and doctrines and a little thing called 7 sacrements. if we are soooo wrong why are we the only christian religion that can firmly trace our faith and practices to Christ and the apostles and our religion wasn't started by a man that wasn't Jesus." the class was pretty silent for a moment but i doubt they were suprised since they know of my religious convictions. but why is it, brothers and sisters, that we allow ourselves to be badmouthed and told by non catholics about our faith and our teachings?
In Christ,
Katie g Good for you, Katie, I'm so glad you spoke up! I very much doubt that any badmouthing of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, etc. would have been tolerated in your classroom. But for some reason, Christianity (and Catholicism in particular) is fair game.
Slava Isusu Christu!
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Good job, Katie.  My prayer support for any future encounters... In Christ and the Theotokos, Mary Jo.
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