Kerygma wrote:
In my case, I've found it difficult to break through the barrier I feel separating me from those with the right bloodline, so to speak. When I first became interested in the Orthodox Church, I actually had a man come up to me, ask my name and then say, "You not Russian. You not Serbian. What the hell you come to MY church?" Yeah... well... what do you say to such fear and ignorance? How do you convey that it is Christ's Body and not 'his' church? How to you share that you have struggled against family and friends to become Orthodox and then had your face slapped by such a greeting?
And sadly, this was not one isolated incident. I had another person, an usher in a Greek church, when hearing my name say, "Oh, you would be much happier in the Antiochian Church on the other side of town." Wow! Thanks for making me feel so welcome. I think I'll tuck my tail between my legs and crawl out of here.
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