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Why are Americans turning to Orthodox Christianity
Why are Americans turning to Orthodox Christianity While US media usually blames conversion to orthodoxy on things like the lure of masculinity, the reality is different and more nuanced. Heres what American Christians themselves tell Sputnik. Stability and tradition Whereas some branches of Christianity become highly politicized and begin to compromise on a lot of things that Christians have always believed, Orthodox Christianity still holds on to its original values, says Bailey Mullins. Both in religion and the culture and politics alike just everything is changing and people are looking for something that s stable and unchanging. Orthodoxy presents that to people because it s been there for 2, 000 years, he notes. Role and place in the world Others, like JohnCarland Quicks and his wife Mary, value Orthodoxy for its role in history and in the world, for being something that is inseparable from the nation. Orthodoxy is not just something you can carry in Source: Sputnik International t. me, SputnikInt
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