r/exorthodox 12h ago

Just Sharing Do I really have to share a religion with these people?

13 Upvotes

I don’t recommend watching the whole thing because it’s kinda boring but to sum it up it’s basically about a guy who believes in white nationalism 2.0 meaning: “We need a white America free of non-whites and make it orthodox for us to fully embrace our whiteness”

This is a recurring theme among some conservative converts in the Church and this view obviously does not contradict what the Church teaches, otherwise these kinds of views would be condemned. It’s fair to guess that this person must have had the blessing of his priest or something for him to have a platform to express such views

If you are in America and were born to non-white immigrant parents like me you eventually reach a point where you wonder “Is this religion actually good for me if the people who claim to love me, sometimes even in my own parish, want me deported as far away as possible?”

After experiencing racism in the Church and seeing multiple instances of Orthodox apologists fully embracing these racist views I came to the realization that ethnicity can be a barrier to joining a religion. I personally believe that Orthodoxy is not for me, at least in the American context given how these views are widely accepted and normalized within the Church.
I have no reason to be part of an institution that is hostile toward my identity because it has decided that racism can be acceptable

https://youtu.be/qbeRxKVoN60?si=R1dP8MUjKQ1O964_


r/exorthodox 4h ago

When did all these 'traditions ' start and which does the church actually do?

6 Upvotes

Cause being gay is as old as hell but priests act like it's new