authio wrote:
Posts removed due to slander. "Ecumenist" is a slanderous term in Orthodox Christianity, therefore these posts were in violation of the following term of OC
Paul, I don\'t disagree with your decision to remove those posts, but I do want to address your statement that \"ecumenist is a slanderous term in Orthodox Christianity.\"
The simple word \"ecumenist\" is by no means slanderous in Orthodoxy. Wikipedia defines \"ecumenism\" as \"initiatives aimed at greater religious unity or cooperation.\" Many Orthodox Christian leaders happily accept being called \"ecumenists,\" and refer to themselves as such. It is only an insult among some people, when used in a particular manner. In these cases, \"ecumenist\" carries with it an accusation of \"panheresy,\" which is obviously a serious charge.
Really, a better justification for the removal of the posts would have been \"divisive behavior,\" a phrase which appears in the OC policy which you quoted. Anyway, my point is just that the mere word \"ecumenist\" is rather neutral. It is insulting only to the degree that the user of the word intends it to be.
