tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post1563086785087984466..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: When the heterodox and icons meetByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-65036984292598989292013-05-09T09:09:24.636-05:002013-05-09T09:09:24.636-05:00"why post about this man's work even if i..."why post about this man's work even if it is so foul to the eyes of Orthodox? Because it is happening, because we need to have a response when people do such things".<br /><br />I completely agree with you. St. John the Baptist spoke against the immoral life of Herod. He could have remained silent but he didn't. So in speaking out against it he did draw attention to it, but he also condemned it publicly.<br /><br />I'm just seeing this post now. But if you didn't have the little blurb at the top before the article perhaps some misunderstood your intentions. Personally, I find the images appalling, but I believe it's important to point such things out in order to publicly condemn such practices.matushka constantinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986331806152095715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-38038171415900247042013-05-08T23:04:56.812-05:002013-05-08T23:04:56.812-05:00Lord have mercy! and pray for the person who made ...Lord have mercy! and pray for the person who made thesepriest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-5624759863124025602013-05-08T20:19:30.254-05:002013-05-08T20:19:30.254-05:00As these images were unsettling to so many, I'...As these images were unsettling to so many, I've moved them so that you need to choose to read more to see them. There is an argument to be made for posting nothing that will offend those that read this blog. When I've posted in the past on clergy that have acted inappropriately with their parishioners, when "artists" turn the holy into the abominable, when I post about the FEMEN group, or other such unhappy moments it is always followed with the question: "Why did you even post this? Why did you give this more exposure than it deserves?" The answer to this is that I want this to be as much a place of discussion as it is one of publication.<br /><br />So, why post about this man's work even if it is so foul to the eyes of Orthodox? Because it is happening, because we need to have a response when people do such things (e.g. that infamous New York art show complete with crosses in urine and worse), and because frankly I feel iconography separate from Orthodoxy is always in danger of leading people astray.<br /><br />I apologize for those offended and hope that moving these pictures to the bottom of the post will make it so only those to wish to will have to look at them.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-89803559319165746632013-05-08T20:03:03.743-05:002013-05-08T20:03:03.743-05:00The fact that this was published on an Orthodox bl...The fact that this was published on an Orthodox blog is unsettling. Lord have mercy on us. Alex Uramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430096958728001062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-28900005064015277932013-05-08T19:35:31.867-05:002013-05-08T19:35:31.867-05:00I really wish you hadn't given voice to such d...I really wish you hadn't given voice to such deep and unashamed blasphemy.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14913685988793874259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-52627531289280466622013-05-08T19:29:45.216-05:002013-05-08T19:29:45.216-05:00These are revolting on a deep level.These are revolting on a deep level.Steve Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448197527704114806noreply@blogger.com