You May Be An Ecumenist If...

You may be an Ecumenist if...

1. You refer to Muslims and other non-Christian groups as “brothers” or commune with those who do.
   
   
2. You consider the Roman Catholic Church a “sister” church to Orthodoxy or commune with those who do.
   
   
3. Your heiarchs concelebrate with Roman Catholics or Anglicans and you have not called for them to be deposed.
   
   
4. You are in a jurisdiction that is part of the World Council of Churches.
   
   
5. You are in a jurisdiction that is part of the United Nations World Council of Religious Leaders.
   
   
6. You are in a jurisdiction that does not require unbaptized protestant converts to be baptized.
   
   
7. You don't think the baptismal mode of triple immersion is a big deal.
   
   
8. You willingly commemorate a Bishop who has committed doctrinal heresies.
   
   
9. You commemorate a Bishop who has proven himself unworthy to hold the office.
   
   
10. You are in a jurisdiction that is a member of SCOBA.
    
    
11. You think the word “canonical” applies only to jurisdictions under the Patriarch of Constantinople.
    
    
12. You think that the Patriarch of Constantinople is not a heretic, even when he promotes that all religions are equal paths to heaven.
    
    
13. You remain in a jurisdiction in communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople even though you know he is a heretic.
    
    
14. You think Monophysites were given a bad rap by four of the Ecumenical Councils who denounced them as heretics.
    
    
15. You have ignored the fact that the Patriarch of Antioch concelebrates with Monophysites in opposition to four of the Ecumenical Councils.
    
    
16. You refer to the Genuine or True Orthodox jurisdictions as “uncanonical”, “schismatic”, or not one of the “major” orthodox groups.
    
    
17. You believe and repeat the propaganda that there are millions of Orthodox believers in North America when there are actually less than five hundred thousand.
    
    
18. You have been told and you believe that Genuine and True jurisdictions are small and insignificant, when they make up at least 10% of the jurisdictions in North America alone.
    
    
19. You think that the larger of “Orthodox” groups must be the more orthodox of the Orthodox groups just because they are the larger of the Orthodox groups.
    
    
20. Your Priest, Bishop, Metropolitan or Patriarch tells you that it is wrong to question a Priest, Bishop, Metropolitan or Patriarch and you believe them.
    
    
21. You are not certain what “World Orthodoxy” means.
    
    
22. You know what “World Orthodoxy” means but think it is a good thing and not a bad thing.
    
    
23. You don't believe that the Moscow Patriarchate is state-own and KGB operated and you name one of your children Sergi.
    
    
24. You don't know the significance or origin of the New Calender/Old Calender issue or you don't care and you name one of your children Meletios.
    
    
25. You have no idea that Freemasons are in the seat of power in most jurisdictions of World Orthodoxy or you don't care.
    
    
26. You are a Freemason.
    
    
27. You think the movement toward a One World Church is the unity the scriptures speak of rather than the devise of anti-Christ.
    
    
28. You have decided that every orthodox group has problems of some kind so you will just stay where you are.
    
    
29. You ignore the Early Church Father's practice of denouncing and separating themselves from heretical Patriarchs and Bishops and Priests and you attack those today who would follow their example.
    
    
30. You think Ecumenism is a good thing. 

(c) 2009 Nathan Lee Lewis- Journey To Orthodoxy