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67 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC
Posted by /u/expandablebutthole
Today I attended my first Divine Liturgy and overall it was a BEATIFUL experience. As someone discerning conversion from Catholicism to Orthodoxy i genuinely felt spiritually at peace, it was an Orthodox Church in America parish so everything was in English which made it much ea…
45 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Ryu-Hayabusa2
I am a virgin guy and a Christian, and I want to get married one day—but completely without sex. The entire thought of sex honestly disgusts and bores me. I just don't see the point of it, and I find anatomy like the vagina completely unappealing. However, I still want a romanti…
27 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Bobcats_Forever
But even among Gen Z Christians, there’s a significant share who said Trump made it harder for them to attend at all: 44% of those who identified as a generic Christian, 42% of Catholics and 30% of Protestant young adults said they were turned off by the Christian-Trump alliance.
27 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC
Posted by /u/TemperatureLong2260
im 17, technically can drive but too scared and i have always hated it. so i need my mom to drive me to Church, which has become a very rare occasion. it is not her responsibility, but she takes me anywhere i want. horseback riding, friends houses etc anytime. when it comes to c…
25 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC
Posted by /u/greenlight144000
After a couple years of inquiring and research as a Trad Roman Catholic going through the differences i decided to become an Orthodox catechumen today! After Glory to Jesus Christ!
22 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC
Posted by /u/joe201xcx
I am with someone who is Muslim, and I wanted to get honest perspectives from this community rather than just optimistic ones from either of us. We genuinely care about each other and share a lot of the same values — honesty, family, prayer as a daily practice, modesty, respect…
19 upvotes
Jul 26, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC
Posted by /u/ThunderButterBatch
This logic makes zero sense to me: About 20 books were removed from the Bible. At one point, people worshiped those scriptures as truth. Used them as prayer, taught them, etc. Because they were once truth, do we still keep reading them? If Acts was removed today.. “We’ve discove…