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Message: <blockquote data-quote="torchbearer" data-source="post: 1358526" data-attributes="member: 196">Very helpful explanation, Hermetic Seal. Thanks. I've been looking for a write-up like this for several years, and yours is straight to the point.I'm not Orthodox, though, and can't see myself joining an Orthodox church, in part because of an experience I had in Jerusalem: As I was walking down an Old Jerusalem street with my wife, I start to hear a loud, repetitive "click" noise. It gradually grew louder and closer. Eventually all the people in the street moved to either side, making a clear path down the middle. Then around the corner comes a group of about 10 priests. In the middle of their group is an old man who must have been a higher-up, like a bishop or something. They were all loudly slamming their sticks into the ground in unison to make tons of noise. They passed through the crowd like they were gliding through the Matrix. They were definitely Orthodox (judging by their clothes), although I don't know exactly which church. ... By the time it was over, I felt that I'd just seen perhaps the most ridiculous thing I'd ever seen in my entire life. I couldn't help but laugh. Why would a man--a sinner--act in such a proud manner, especially within just a short walk of where Jesus died for our sins, when Jesus--in all his perfection--had arrived on a donkey? ... Whatever merits the Orthodox church may have, I don't think I could in good conscience join an institution that sees this arrogance as not only acceptable, but preferable. Building up a rigid hierarchy around such behavior makes it all the harder to refuse to participate in the absurdity.I mean no offense. I respect the Orthodox church, and I agree that in many ways it's superior to Protestantism. Just explaining my objections. If you have a counterpoint, I'm all ears.</blockquote>

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