RIP

[Vuk]

RIP
So, how is this gonna change stuff? Who do you think is most likely to be Patriarch next?

[Aemilius Paulus]

Relevance? Why does it matter who is the next boss? Who actually knows the ins and outs of Serbian Orthodoxy? Besides possibly the native Sarmatian.

Sorry, but your two sentences looked like intentional farce. Sort of like the Onion-style intentional-exaggeration of common events.

[Vuk]

umm...wow AP, that was something else. :P
Who does? Not me, which is why I asked.
Why did I ask what effect it would have on Serbian foriegn relations (or if there would be one)? Because the article insinuates that there may be if the right person was chosen.
Also, I thought it would be nice to have a thread to pay your respects to a former religious leader. No one said it was profound. Now do you mind if I ask you a question? What is your problem?

[Centurion1]

its not going to affect Serbia's foreign relations. Serbia's enough of a melting pot, one of their problems is that even the orthodox church cant really dominate religion as say...... Catholicism in Croatia. So honestly while i do not know that much i believe there will be a minimal effect if anything actually does change. I mean seriously the world barely changes when we get a new pope.


The only news about religion i listen to is when there's going to be a new pope and i await the death of Khomeini with excitement.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Also, I thought it would be nice to have a thread to pay your respects to a former religious leader.

Oh I see. Well, if this is just a commemoration thread, then so be it.

No one said it was profound. Now do you mind if I ask you a question? What is your problem?

Heh, that is a long story. Mostly though, because I am nauseated by all the "let's pay respects to that bloke who died" threads. Especially when it sounds as forced and unnatural as this thread does, and when a person has so little influence on anything significant. They are empty spam threads unless the posts veer off into some half-related debate. Other than your brief trip to the Balkans, why do you care about this? Also, given your essentially American religious fundamentalism, I cannot picture in my my how you can tolerate an Orthodox Christian (alright, that was harsh...).

I know I sound harsh and generally A-hole-ish, but that is the only explanation I see

[Centurion1]

This was a commemoration thread?

oops........

[Vuk]

This was a commemoration thread?

oops........

It is ok Cent, it is a discussion thread (thus the questions I ask) and a commemoration thread.

Oh I see. Well, if this is just a commemoration thread, then so be it.


Heh, that is a long story. Mostly though, because I am nauseated by all the "let's pay respects to that bloke who died" threads. Especially when it sounds as forced and unnatural as this thread does, and when a person has so little influence on anything significant. They are empty spam threads unless the posts veer off into some half-related debate. Other than your brief trip to the Balkans, why do you care about this? Also, given your essentially American religious fundamentalism, I cannot picture in my my how you can tolerate an Orthodox Christian (alright, that was harsh...).

I know I sound harsh and generally A-hole-ish, but that is the only explanation I see

Yeah, that is about how you come off. How I can tolerate an Orthodox Christian? What the flying-@@@@ does that mean? Because I disagree with his beliefs I cannot tolerate him? Well I can tolerate Orthodox Christians, and respect them, and admire them.

American religious fundamentalism

You sound bitter. Because I disagree with you, you treat me like this?

I don't know (and frankly don't want to) why you think this of me, or 'American Christianity' (whatever that is), but I suggest that you do some serious re-examination of your beliefs, because you are way off. Yes, I am a Christian, but that does not mean that I cannot (and do not) respect, admire, love, etc people of other denominations, religions, non-religions, etc.
Please stop using my thread to attack people. If you need somewhere to get rid of all that pent up anger, get a punching bag.

[Ser Clegane]

Whoever wishes to discuss the original topic should please do so.

Posting just to troll will not be accepted.

Thanks

[Aemilius Paulus]

You sound bitter. Because I disagree with you, you treat me like this?

Ah-ha! You quoted my "religious fundamentalism" statement! Why do you assume that religious fundamentalism is a bad thing? When I said you were religiously fundamentalist, I did not mean it in a negative way. I live in the South, where nearly everyone is of the same religious views as you. If I "used people as punching bags", my hands would be stripped of the skin from punching so many people so much. Not to mention, if I had to verbally "punch people" I could find plenty right around me :P. The point is, I know them as people and while they hold some radical views, they are still very nice people generally and I cannot simply avoid/attack all of them.

The problem is that I believe you are a bit too defensive here. As an atheist, I make little distinction between types of religion: I identify with none of them. Whether you are a Southern Baptist Fundamentalist or an English Anglican matters not to me. In my view, neither is right.

The point is, is that you missed out my point, and instead (I assume) rushed to report me. My point was that I dislike commemoration threads, and not certain religious factions. Surely that is the only way my post could have been read? In my opinion, we should have one single commemoration thread, or at least for the "less-famous" individuals. Honestly, if I began posting threads on all the people I think are significant and who recently died, then the Backroom would be full of spam or pointless threads. Look at the two Remembrance Day threads. I expressed my dislike of commemoration threads there too - my post in this thread was hardly surprising.

Or do you just want to report this too?