I'm leaving in the morning, for 27 days in southern Mexico. I would appreciate from those of you who are so disposed to pray for safe travels for me and my two companions
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Oh, by the way, the trip was great. I need to write some about that. Thank you for your prayers.
We saw some amazing cathedrals there. The main cathedral on the zocalo in Ciudad Mexico was a huge basilica. I will put some photos up soon, I think.
Tulum was beautiful. Palenque was my favorite archaeological site by far. And Teotihuacan was awesome too -- we climbed to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
I enjoyed your responses to my post on theologia, so I checked out your profile. I can tell how well I will get along with someone by how they respond to "Bottle Rocket". So, obviously, I've added you to my friend's list.
So you are a practicing Orthodox Christian? Based on my exposure to Orthodoxy (my wife has been in the OCA for 15 years, but has drifted away from it) I find your political independence remarkable. I am still politically indeterminate--but I sure as hell miss the tensions of socialism, even if I'd hate to see it win a decisive victory. Maybe I dislike the idea of any decisive political victory.
"I would like to see... power seized by the people so that it can be broken up into pieces and shared by all."
That is precisely my ideal. And by power, I mean power in every possible form--economical, governmental, even moral/philosophical (that is, certain types are not empowered to dominate solely through typological prejudices). No--this is not something that will be achieved, but its pursuit is intrinsically good.
I never thought of that explanation of the politics of the OCA, but it seems a plausible influence. Also, though, I suspect that the OCA has a larger percentage of converts than other churches. As you observed converts are often pretty conservative--probably because so many of them are attracted to Orthodoxy as a very dramatic antithesis to a despised modernity. (This article on "Romantic Orthodoxy" rings true.)
Also, I'm in the southeast. Should I have just said that first, maybe?
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be safe & have fun.
*hugs*
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I have visted Cancun and Chichen Itza, Tulum, all great sites: I think Chichen is free on Sundays
let me know if you go to any great churches there :)
Ive not been to other places in MX except Monterrey and Saltillo and border towns to Texas
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We saw some amazing cathedrals there. The main cathedral on the zocalo in Ciudad Mexico was a huge basilica. I will put some photos up soon, I think.
Tulum was beautiful. Palenque was my favorite archaeological site by far. And Teotihuacan was awesome too -- we climbed to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
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So you are a practicing Orthodox Christian? Based on my exposure to Orthodoxy (my wife has been in the OCA for 15 years, but has drifted away from it) I find your political independence remarkable. I am still politically indeterminate--but I sure as hell miss the tensions of socialism, even if I'd hate to see it win a decisive victory. Maybe I dislike the idea of any decisive political victory.
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That is precisely my ideal. And by power, I mean power in every possible form--economical, governmental, even moral/philosophical (that is, certain types are not empowered to dominate solely through typological prejudices). No--this is not something that will be achieved, but its pursuit is intrinsically good.
I never thought of that explanation of the politics of the OCA, but it seems a plausible influence. Also, though, I suspect that the OCA has a larger percentage of converts than other churches. As you observed converts are often pretty conservative--probably because so many of them are attracted to Orthodoxy as a very dramatic antithesis to a despised modernity. (This article on "Romantic Orthodoxy" rings true.)
Also, I'm in the southeast. Should I have just said that first, maybe?
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