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<blockquote data-quote="Hermetic Seal" data-source="post: 1494496" data-attributes="member: 10915"><p>That is funny. The name seems somewhat arbitrary in the case of that blog.</p><p></p><p>Of course, Roosh's term is clearly a play on Manosphere, and the important thing is the concept (which will likely end up getting called something else) than the specific term.</p><p></p><p>It's hard to deny there's something happening when my parish has baptized a ton of people in the past year, mostly young men who encountered Orthodoxy from some online source or another (myself included) and this seems common in conservative Orthodox parishes across the country. My case is probably a little different from most in that it was a desiccated prayer life and dissatisfaction with my spiritual state that prompted looking into Orthodoxy, rather than a Jay Dyer debate or whathaveyou. All that came later. But having a lot of good, accessible online resources was tremendously helpful.</p><p></p><p>I can often feel a little bit conflicted because while I'm thrilled that so many people are being exposed to Orthodoxy and its ideas, there are also certain types of fanatics that seem more likely to turn off potential converts than anything else. I've already seen some folks, who didn't seem like that had an axe to grind, make comments to the effect that online Orthodox are the most obnoxious Christians on the internet. I don't think this is true (some weirdo fundamentalist Lutherans and Independent Fundamentalist Baptists on Twitter take the award for that), but I can't completely dismiss it either. At least some of the criticisms of the online Orthodox community seem justified and I frequently see completely absurd infighting and debates on Twitter. Even in my own participation - a Twitter account that now has hundreds of followers, to my general astonishment - I worry if I'm doing more harm than good, without even realizing it.</p><p></p><p>There does seem to be a temptation to make Orthodoxy a "team" you follow, like a religious sporting event, where owning people in debates gets more attention than focusing on your own flaws and spiritual growth. It's really tempting to treat this all as "entertainment" and watch polemical videos on YouTube instead of the harder and less instantaneously-pleasurable acts of reading the Fathers or lives of Saints. But hopefully such "superficial" adherence gives way to a more substantial faith as the individual grows. And there's no doubt that many people benefit from debates and the more polemical sorts of content to get to the point where Orthodoxy is intellectually viable in the first place. I just think we have to be careful how we present ourselves, that we don't engage in antics that would alienate those who would otherwise be interested. To Roosh's credit, I think he's done an excellent job at this.</p><p></p><p>Roosh, I'm glad your parish in the DC area is solid. Sounds a lot like the environment at the one I attend as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hermetic Seal, post: 1494496, member: 10915"] That is funny. The name seems somewhat arbitrary in the case of that blog. Of course, Roosh's term is clearly a play on Manosphere, and the important thing is the concept (which will likely end up getting called something else) than the specific term. It's hard to deny there's something happening when my parish has baptized a ton of people in the past year, mostly young men who encountered Orthodoxy from some online source or another (myself included) and this seems common in conservative Orthodox parishes across the country. My case is probably a little different from most in that it was a desiccated prayer life and dissatisfaction with my spiritual state that prompted looking into Orthodoxy, rather than a Jay Dyer debate or whathaveyou. All that came later. But having a lot of good, accessible online resources was tremendously helpful. I can often feel a little bit conflicted because while I'm thrilled that so many people are being exposed to Orthodoxy and its ideas, there are also certain types of fanatics that seem more likely to turn off potential converts than anything else. I've already seen some folks, who didn't seem like that had an axe to grind, make comments to the effect that online Orthodox are the most obnoxious Christians on the internet. I don't think this is true (some weirdo fundamentalist Lutherans and Independent Fundamentalist Baptists on Twitter take the award for that), but I can't completely dismiss it either. At least some of the criticisms of the online Orthodox community seem justified and I frequently see completely absurd infighting and debates on Twitter. Even in my own participation - a Twitter account that now has hundreds of followers, to my general astonishment - I worry if I'm doing more harm than good, without even realizing it. There does seem to be a temptation to make Orthodoxy a "team" you follow, like a religious sporting event, where owning people in debates gets more attention than focusing on your own flaws and spiritual growth. It's really tempting to treat this all as "entertainment" and watch polemical videos on YouTube instead of the harder and less instantaneously-pleasurable acts of reading the Fathers or lives of Saints. But hopefully such "superficial" adherence gives way to a more substantial faith as the individual grows. And there's no doubt that many people benefit from debates and the more polemical sorts of content to get to the point where Orthodoxy is intellectually viable in the first place. I just think we have to be careful how we present ourselves, that we don't engage in antics that would alienate those who would otherwise be interested. To Roosh's credit, I think he's done an excellent job at this. Roosh, I'm glad your parish in the DC area is solid. Sounds a lot like the environment at the one I attend as well. [/QUOTE]
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