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<blockquote data-quote="DanielH" data-source="post: 1514080" data-attributes="member: 18034">[MEDIA=youtube]QojUlac0no8:3321[/MEDIA]The start of the question is here, Fr. Andrew&#039;s answer is about a minute later. Says lay apologists are all are unqualified to make determinations of heresy, many of them don&#039;t know original Orthodox languages (and therefore can never know the full patristic consensus), and many are motivated by ideology of 19th century German philosophers. He goes on to say these lay apologists are angry one upper people trying to fill the void of crumbling Christianity. Calls out Jay Dyer (not by name but I know what he&#039;s referring to) for looking for people to debate. Goes on to say what is going on on Orthodox internet is not Orthodox Christianity, misrepresents it, calls out Orthodox Christian apologists who have been Orthodox for fewer years than his toddler has been around, calls out a specific Orthodox clergyman who does internet apologetics but doesn&#039;t announce who his bishop is. He says the spirit of Christ is to win brethren rather than defeat enemies. He says he is aware of some Orthodox apologists who do not even attend church, and he knows this because of his contacts as a priest.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DanielH, post: 1514080, member: 18034"] [MEDIA=youtube]QojUlac0no8:3321[/MEDIA] The start of the question is here, Fr. Andrew's answer is about a minute later. Says lay apologists are all are unqualified to make determinations of heresy, many of them don't know original Orthodox languages (and therefore can never know the full patristic consensus), and many are motivated by ideology of 19th century German philosophers. He goes on to say these lay apologists are angry one upper people trying to fill the void of crumbling Christianity. Calls out Jay Dyer (not by name but I know what he's referring to) for looking for people to debate. Goes on to say what is going on on Orthodox internet is not Orthodox Christianity, misrepresents it, calls out Orthodox Christian apologists who have been Orthodox for fewer years than his toddler has been around, calls out a specific Orthodox clergyman who does internet apologetics but doesn't announce who his bishop is. He says the spirit of Christ is to win brethren rather than defeat enemies. He says he is aware of some Orthodox apologists who do not even attend church, and he knows this because of his contacts as a priest. [/QUOTE]

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