How does the Orthodox Church feel about Miscegenation? Well Father Stanley gives us a clue. PART II (I have some serious reservations about embracing all of what Fr. Stanley says at this point. First, I do believe the term racist is a modern term used by the Left. And it is hard to see if his use of it refers to a traditional concern or if it is just modernist egalitarian name calling.) Here it is. Nevertheless, to assume a stance that would completely prohibit such marriages, would mean that the Church was racist, in that the criterion which is used was not one of faith, or belief, or the equal dignity of all human beings as the image and likeness of God, but solely a racial criterion. This it has never done, nor can it do so and remain faithful to its teachings. If by the idea that God does not smile on such marriages, you are saying that God absolutely forbids these marriages, then, I believe the burden of proof is on you- since we have no New Testament teaching, nor canonical directives nor Church practice to that effect.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:24:54 +0000
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