Where have I attacked Orthodoxy? Where have I even praised Paganism? Please show me. Otherwise I politely ask you to take back your accusation.
Literally the prior page you just criticized the Orthodox Church for being too small and insignificant, which is where I quoted you. Furthermore you've liked most pro-PF posts and have only made posts to criticize the perceived ineffectiveness of the Church, so it's not unreasonable to conclude you support one but not the other.
Finally, I never said anything about you supporting paganism. Nor did I even call you a hypocrite, I said "
for you to praise one but not the other is hypocrisy," which it is, for reasons enumerated, at the top of this page at post 481, but this does not mean you are a hypocrite. It means you would be a hypocrite to hold a double-standard, which is why I pointed it out so you could avoid the error.
"For you" is a conditional statement, a "if/then" statement, not a statement of judgement.
1. Orthodoxy, and Christianity as a whole is a nationalist religion, meaning individual ethnic/cultural groups are respected as such. Paul considered himself an ethnic Jew even after embracing Christ. Christ Himself came first to the Jews. Many many saints put their own people first. This is not controversial.
2. Patriot Front is an American nationalist, secular organization, welcoming people of several faiths. Orthodoxy has never prevented people from joining such organizations, as nothing in it is contrary to the faith. PF is NOT a Church or a religious minded organization, that is way down on their list of priorities, just like it is with the NRA, which is not religion specific. Likewise there are anti-abortion activist groups that don't care what religion you are as long as you are anti-abortion. Are those groups against Orthodoxy because they would permit pagan members? (rhetorical question - no)
Given 1 and 2, I argue there is no moral impediment for an Orthodox Christian to support PF.
Given all of the above, calling PF "pagan Front" is a childish and slanderous insult and is as logical as calling the NRA the "Pagan Rifle Association."
Sorry, but Jesus disagrees.
Matt 12:30
"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters."
Does Patriot Front ever signal their support for Jesus, or even God?
Go ahead, search for God, Jesus, or Christ. 0 mentions. They are not for Him, which means they are AGAINST Him.
I don't advise ignoring the Bible, especially the words of the Christ. That's a fast track to hell.
In addition to the above, we can apply Christ's rule to a huge number of organizations for some quick answers:
- Democrat party: Demonic to the core, zero mentions of Christ or God
- Republican party: God mentioned constantly, leading candidate Donald Trump will hold up the Bible and claim it's the greatest Book for all time, and promotes CHRISTmas. Does that mean they actually understand it? No, but they at least meet the bare minimum requirements of not being against Jesus and God.
- NRA: A single-purpose organization that doesn't focus on anything else except "God given right to self-defense," (see how they mention God there?) The NRA is obviously an implicitly Christian organization, implicit in protecting a right established in the Bill of Rights based on the idea that God described by Christ gives all men equal rights. This is further reinforced by the history of the NRA, which wasn't even a political organization but merely a gun hobby club. It only became political in the 70's as Chews took over the Dem party and Christians needed a way to defend their rights to self-defense. In fact, the right to self-defense was created only in Christian countries, to the best of my knowledge. In places like China, for millennia (it seems), one would be arrested if one hurt their attacker. This was only recently lifted within the past year(!):
https://www.chinajusticeobserver.com/a/china-broadens-criteria-for-self-defense
So it makes no sense to call the NRA or Republican party Pagan, as they believe in a Christian God. Democrat party promotes all kind of fake religions or hates religion entirely, which makes them pagan or atheist.
Meanwhile "Patriot Front" has ZERO mentions of God or Christ in their manifesto, making them
at best Pagan Front, but a more accurate term may be Atheist Front. I think Pagan Front is a bit more generous, so I gave them that name, but I hope I am not being disobedient to God for not calling out the evil accurately. They very well could be led by a pack of vicious atheists.