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<blockquote data-quote="lasunsets" data-source="post: 1480898" data-attributes="member: 20414">Hello Br. Roosh,I welcome the good news that you are getting closer to Christ.&nbsp; Remember that conversion is a work of a lifetime and to always stay close to the Sacraments for they are the lifeblood for a Christian. Now I want to say something that might sound like a criticism but nevertheless I say it out of charity.&nbsp; I have been reading your stuff for about six months now and one thing I realized was how it felt to me that you were quite distant from your Armenian and Iranian roots.&nbsp; If anything, your defense of white people and their culture (which in America is a hodgepodge of different elements) has always been puzzling to me since you&#039;re not white and you never will be.&nbsp; God made us into different races for a reason and you should spend time learning more about the ethos of your ancestors because religion and culture can never be separated.&nbsp; I am not saying this out of ignorance for I had the horrible fortune of being born in America as well.&nbsp; I was divorced from the land of my grandparents.&nbsp; I converted to Catholicism as the age of 21 and I&#039;m 29 now and I struggled often in reconciling my faith and my culture (my culture is not Catholic).&nbsp; However, if one&#039;s religion is to be true, it has to be true everywhere for every race.&nbsp; I think of course this is one of the great advantages of Catholicism since it has permeated throughout the whole world and the Church shines and has edified all men.&nbsp; Let your Orthodoxy beautify your cultural background.&nbsp; Pray and do penance for the Armenian and Iranian people that they will enter into the glory of the Kingdom.God bless you brother.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lasunsets, post: 1480898, member: 20414"] Hello Br. Roosh, I welcome the good news that you are getting closer to Christ. Remember that conversion is a work of a lifetime and to always stay close to the Sacraments for they are the lifeblood for a Christian. Now I want to say something that might sound like a criticism but nevertheless I say it out of charity. I have been reading your stuff for about six months now and one thing I realized was how it felt to me that you were quite distant from your Armenian and Iranian roots. If anything, your defense of white people and their culture (which in America is a hodgepodge of different elements) has always been puzzling to me since you're not white and you never will be. God made us into different races for a reason and you should spend time learning more about the ethos of your ancestors because religion and culture can never be separated. I am not saying this out of ignorance for I had the horrible fortune of being born in America as well. I was divorced from the land of my grandparents. I converted to Catholicism as the age of 21 and I'm 29 now and I struggled often in reconciling my faith and my culture (my culture is not Catholic). However, if one's religion is to be true, it has to be true everywhere for every race. I think of course this is one of the great advantages of Catholicism since it has permeated throughout the whole world and the Church shines and has edified all men. Let your Orthodoxy beautify your cultural background. Pray and do penance for the Armenian and Iranian people that they will enter into the glory of the Kingdom. God bless you brother. [/QUOTE]

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