So I was sitting here thinking tonight technically we here in America should be addressing ourselves by the title, \"Orthodox Christian.\" (Priest told me this) But for some strange reason I\'ve noticed many refer to themselves as Greek, Russian, Romanian, etc... Even in our profiles we have put down which specific branch we are attending.
I have noticed two things, first those of the OCA don\'t say they are OCA, they just say they go to the Orthodox Church in America.
Second my friends abroad don\'t say they are Greek, Romanian, Russian etc.. they just say they are Orthodox.
Ok I can understand confusion for someone who knows nothing about us, when I say, \"I\'m Orthodox.\"
I can understand pride in the church or your culture and wish to be associated with it.
But why is it here in America we identify ourselves by which Patriarch / Country affiliation we are under? We are all one in Christ, not one in ... Greece, Romania, Russia etc...
Any thoughts, insight, or differing opinions or experiences on this are welcome. I\'m curious here on a cultural level.
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