tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post4538736590942255108..comments2023-07-01T14:46:02.985-05:00Comments on Skating in the Garden in High Heels under my Alb.: The Death of a ChurchPastor Joelle Colville-Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099855286381262526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-74218043208352510872011-01-06T09:08:25.728-06:002011-01-06T09:08:25.728-06:00I think one of the tragedies of the loss of these ...I think one of the tragedies of the loss of these diverse but ancient traditions is that if they were still around and vibrant we would not be able to be so cocksure and arrogant about what are western understandings of doctrine. I know some people still would, but I find it pretty difficult to call a church as old as the Coptics or the Chaldeans "heretics".Pastor Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212838423929588352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773623136948763395.post-90923197948378313642011-01-06T08:58:58.890-06:002011-01-06T08:58:58.890-06:00Amen. The Alexandria bombing -- in a country that...Amen. The Alexandria bombing -- in a country that isn't especially hostile to Christianity, all things considered -- has made me even more worried about the Christian communities of Iraq and Pakistan. The Iraqi Christians, in particular, are an odd bunch, historically speaking -- Nestorians, historically if not (always) theologically. When they're gone, which could be any minute now, the only Nestorians left will be the tiny South Indian communities.Father Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170260624474428623noreply@blogger.com