A Transgender Lesbian Who Embraced Polytheism

Edit The Atlantic 01 May 2016
That’s a perspective we haven’t heard from yet. Here’s Lily.. I’ve been really enjoying your reader series on Millennials and religious choice ... I’m a 26-year-old lesbian trans woman ... [CB note ... I left Christianity as a teenager due to my parish’s anti-LGBT teachings and family’s intolerance ... Instead of orthodoxy (right belief), it emphasizes orthopraxy (right practice) through reciprocal relationships with both Gods and other people ... ....

How the outdated, nonsensical Passover rules taught me what Judaism is really about

Edit Vox 22 Apr 2016
The technical term for this is orthopraxy — correct actions, as opposed to orthodoxy (correct thoughts) ... When people slough off orthopraxy as meaningless ritual, they're putting practices and customs in a mental attic, in a box labeled "Judaism" — and leaving it at that ... I've managed to learn how to follow them, how hard can it be? What I suspect, though, is that I'm worried about maintaining the upside of orthopraxy ... It's orthopraxy ... ....

Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World review – disbelief has been around for 2,500 years

Edit The Guardian 09 Mar 2016
Doubt about religious faith is as old as religion itself – Tim Whitmarsh’s brilliant book carefully explores literary and philosophical sources to make the case for a questioning of the gods in Greek and Roman times ... Related ... It is an academic commonplace to distinguish between the “orthopraxy” of Graeco-Roman religion – the focus on collective rituals, sacrifices and festivals – and the “orthodoxy” of modern monotheistic religions ... ....

Sermon as the Most Revd Moon Hing installed as Archbishop of SE Asia (The Anglican ...

Edit Public Technologies 23 Feb 2016
(Source. The Anglican Communion) ... May the good Lord bless you richly ... We, too, need to build strong foundations in the word of God where orthodoxy in theology which should always couple with orthopraxy in Christian disciplines ... Holy living and upright character ... - DISCIPLES - one with good biblical foundation, evangelistic, orthodoxy and orthopraxy, holy living, upright character, led by the Holy Spirit, love God and love man, etc ... (noodl....

Are We Finally Witnessing The Death Of Christianity In America?

Edit Huffington Post 08 Dec 2015
Several months ago, a Pew Research study sparked what almost seemed like shouts of glee�from those eager�to declare the impending death of Christianity in America ... Which makes sense ... The future of the Church, we were told, is safe and secure ... His words were met with�rapturous support by the student body ... We can believe all the "right" things, but�orthodoxy does not emancipate�us from orthopraxy ...   ... ....

Commentary: Did Pew’s analysis of the Adventist Church get it right? (Seventh-day Adventist Church)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Nov 2015
(Source. Seventh-day Adventist Church) Sometimes, but the findings seem to understate the percentage of members who believe according to Adventist orthodoxy. November 09, 2015 ... Pew Research Center's findings, titled 'Seventh-day Adventists ... 'That stability stands in contrast to U.S ... But its findings at many datapoints seem to understate the percentage of members who believe and practice according to Adventist orthodoxy or orthopraxy....

On the Importance of Being Ready to Answer (Trinity International University)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Oct 2015
(Source. Trinity International University). Trinity Board Member Dr. Carla Sanderson unpacked the idea of orthopraxy and challenged students at the undergraduate chapel on Wednesday to be ready when someone asks about their faith in Jesus Christ ... Sanderson urged the audience to live out the principle in John 13.35 so that, 'they'll know we are Christians by our love'-the quintessential definition of orthopraxy, or right living ... (noodl....

What Must I Believe to Be a Christian?

Edit Huffington Post 02 Oct 2015
When somebody claims the title "Christian" for themselves, whether they are progressive or conservative or another "-ive," chances are you can infer at least a few of their beliefs ... Christians can argue doctrine and dogma, orthodoxy versus orthopraxy, the importance of Paul's letters, whether the New Testament has precedence over the Old, and many other disputes, but the things I mentioned above are relatively secure ... ....

Time to boycott Saudi Arabia

Edit CNN 30 Sep 2015
(CNN)The horrific, bloody stampede that killed more than 700 in Saudi Arabia and injured some 900 more last week on the pilgrimage of the Hajj took me back to a moment during my family's pilgrimage in the winter of 2003 ... Asra Nomani. Neither did my family ... The truth is that chasing external rituals, or "orthopraxy," at risk of life and limb, is not only dangerous but also foolish and most certainly not spiritually enlightened ... ....

A Chat With Orit Arfa

Edit Huffington Post 02 Sep 2015
It's ten years since Israel, under late prime minister Ariel Sharon, expelled over 11,000 Jews from their homes in Gaza and parts of Samaria. The government called this plan the "Disengagement." ... It's a revelation ... VE ... Orit Arfa ... VE ... VE. How close is the experience of Sarah/Shachar to your own experience with faith and religion? Were you once orthodox? Did the Expulsion have an effect on how you feel about God and relate to orthopraxy? ... VE ... ....

Can Faith and Science Work Together?

Edit Huffington Post 24 Jul 2015
Previously I've explored differences between certain interpretations of faith and science by looking at emphases on orthodoxy versus orthopraxy, the role of doubt, and the beginning of man. But now, I want to look at possible and exciting areas of convergence, confluence, and synergy between faith and science. Here is my short list ... Food and Nutrition Practices - In 1989, Wendell Berry wrote that "eating is an agricultural act ... ....

Emperor Julian and the Jews: UC professor explores how a Roman emperor might have changed ...

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jul 2015
(Source. University of Cincinnati). Emperor Julian and the Jews. UC professor explores how a Roman emperor might have changed history ... Date. 7/20/2015 12.00.00 AM. By ... Emperor Julian's Use of Jewish Scriptures and Heroes to Contain the Cult of the Martyrs and Open Space for Pagan Orthopraxy," focuses on how the ambitious emperor leveraged Jews and Judaism in an attempt to weaken Christianity and restore the empire to its pagan roots....

Your letters: Who is in control?

Edit Jakarta Post 22 Jun 2015
I refer to an article titled “Ahmadiyah blocked from Friday prayers” (The Jakarta Post, June 13, p1). Who is really in control of the situation here? There are a few plausible scenarios ... confused and annoying individuals at odds with orthodox teachings and orthopraxy ... Ahmadiyah. Dani. Banda Aceh Tweet ....
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