Indeed there's miscommunication. Let me clarify my position.This does exist, but I think it's currently rare. To be very clear and specific, I disagree with @MusicForThePiano that the White race is to whom the promises given to Abraham were transferred, and I think that's very clear in the NT. That's a theological disagreement I have with him, but that doesn't mean he's not interested in Christ. Likewise with @It_Is_My_Time, I disagree with him simply because he's not Orthodox and naturally we are going to have different ecclesiological beliefs as well as soteriological and theological ones. But that doesn't mean he is disinterested in Christ.
Luke 9:50, "And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us."
As I've said before, I think there is a risk in pushing those interested in saving their ethnic nation/race away from Christianity. Those aren't mutually exclusive concepts, yet there are people here, such as @KomnenAl, an Orthodox member, who has told them it is, despite not being able to cite any councils or saints. I don't want to be the thorns that choke the plants as they sprout.
I'm not here to judge anyone's spiritual state. There's a really good chance @It_Is_My_Time, @MusicForThePiano, @KomnenAl, yourself, and @Samseau all pray more than me, give charity in secret, and are even praying for me.
Clearly there's a 34 page miscommunication going on.
From a starting point for further discussion, can we all agree to the following:
That there are physical things that we can and should do for those of us living in the world for the benefit of our health and for the wellbeing of our children and families, and that cannot be separated from actively participating in the Church and Christ's salvation?
The concept of patriotism is encapsulated in this commandmend: "Honor your father and your mother".
But the Lord also said( Matthew 5:30): "And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell."
And (Matthew 10:37): “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."
And (Luke 9:60): “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Saint Paul (Hebrews 13:14): "For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come."
Any attempt by Christians to "save" their nation and create an earthly Christian empire falls under the heresy of chiliasm. The only Empire that was used by Divine Providence was the Roman Empire. It was used to found and glorify the Church, but that is over now. Greeks dreaming of liberating Constantinople, Russians dreaming their old empire and the return of the Tzar, Americans dreaming of creating an earthly paradise... it's all a trap.
If we lived in decent times, under explicitly Christian rulers and Christian Law was the norm, then yes, it would be our duty to serve our nation. But this is not the case anywhere in the world now. Why expend energy on things we cannot control? We should seek the Kingdom of Heaven first and then, if it's God's will, He will grant us what we need.
Meenwhile, regarding wordly affairs, we should organize ourselves as best as we can on the basis of our faith not our blood.