Wikipedia:Notice board for Eastern Christianity-related topics

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Announcements (please update as needed)

 * In case you didn't know, various merges have been proposed among the three articles Eastern Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, and Orthodox Church. Apparently the use of the word "Orthodox" is being considered POV by some.  Discussion on appropriate nomenclature is at Talk:Eastern Christianity. ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 16:18, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

New articles

 * Western Rite Orthodoxy by me jackturner3 20:21, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Russian True Orthodox Church by Unique user
 * Imiaslavie by me abakharev 02:21, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Macarius II by me. KNewman 10:31, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Vladimir, Metropolitan of Moscow by me. KNewman 10:31, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Stavropoleos Church by Adriatikus 00:28, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Michael Maleinos --Ghirla -трёп- 13:37, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Athanasius the Athonite --Ghirla -трёп- 12:51, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Studion by myself. --Ghirla | talk 14:48, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Belarusian Byzantine Catholic Church, by User:Lima, with a tweak or two by me. Gentgeen 19:01, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Geevarghese Mar Ivanios by me Gentgeen 19:01, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Pochayiv Lavra by me. --Ghirla | talk 02:34, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Metochion imported from Orthodox Wiki. --Ghirlandajo 07:38, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Eparchy of Van Nuys by Gentgeen 08:00, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Maksim Grek by me. KNewman 18:44, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Russian icons by User:Wesley abakharev 00:50, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Nectarios by User:Kyrillos2 --Ghirlandajo
 * The Intercession by User:Arseni --Ghirlandajo 10:16, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Paisius Velichkovsky and Dimitry of Rostov --Ghirlandajo 12:38, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Optina Monastery by Ghirlandajo 20:18, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Starets by User:IvanP --Ghirlandajo
 * Stub on Macarius I by Ghirlandajo
 * Nil Sorsky by KNewman --Ghirlandajo 14:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Aleksey Khomyakov and Konstantin Leontiev by me. --Ghirlandajo 07:47, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Anon started Aleskander Men, which needs to be merged with Alexander Men. --Ghirlandajo
 * Solovetsky Monastery Uprising by KNewman --Ghirlandajo
 * Beglopopovtsy and Fedoseevtsy by KNewman --Ghirlandajo
 * Lestovka and znamennoe singing by Arseni --Ghirlandajo
 * Khutyn Monastery and Antoniev Siysky Monastery by Ghirlandajo 07:47, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Expansion requests

 * History of Christianity in Ukraine
 * Peter Mogila
 * Third Rome
 * Isidore of Kiev

NPOV requests

 * Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
 * Problems:
 * info from pre-Union of Brest needs moved to History of Christianity in Ukraine;
 * Needs a general POV check


 * Original sin
 * Problem:
 * Some of you may have run across an editor named Lima before, he is not Orthodox, but claims to be able to interpret Orthodox teaching on a number of sensitive issues to try and bring them into conformity with the Vatican line; specifically, he is now seeking to apply the concept of "Original Sin" as developed by Saint Augustine, to all Churches that historically have never had anything to do with Augustine, and he is willing to dig up any statement by anyone in any other church, and selectively quote it out of context to "demonstrate" that all the churches are aligned with the Vatican on this question. I can't speak for every Eastern Church, but I know that in the Coptic-affiliated Churches, there is no notion of "Original Sin" in Augustinian terms of laying a guilt trip on infants from birth, and this has always been one of the main sticking points.  He is edit warring and continually reverting my versions because he says I have no support for the Orthodox view. I have just thrown up a disputed tag and am requesting experts on the true Orthodox doctrine on all the various Eastern Churches to look over the section and set the matter straight in more neutral language.  With regards, ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 22:57, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I too would be glad of any input. I am only seeking illumination on what really is Orthodox teaching on the effects of Adam's Fall on his descendants. I am certainly not trying to claim that Orthodox Churches simply accept St Augustine's interpretation. The Catholic Church does not do so. Perhaps not even Calvinists do. Lima 13:47, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Requested articles

 * Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
 * Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
 * Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
 * Byzantine Catholic Church in America
 * Byzantine Rite (not a redirect of Eastern Rite)
 * Russian Orthodox Church in Exile

Active contributors on Eastern Christianity-related topics
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 * Equitor
 * Akarige
 * Ghirlandajo
 * Antonios Aigyptos
 * InfernoXV

Eastern Christianity-related Featured Articles
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Request for comments (informal)
There is a discussion over at WP:RSN regarding the use of a certain book as a source for the article The Poem of the Man-God. Part of the discussion involves the commendation of the book in question by a Bishop of a branch of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Some editors are questioning his existence, thus bringing into question the credibility of the book itself. It seems there is sufficient evidence to show this Bishop is an authentic Bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church or one of its branches, but some disagree. This is an informal request for comments, since some of you that monitor this noticeboard may have additional information pertaining to that part of the discussion. For those interested, instead of reading the entire thread, you can begin reading from near the end where I summarize the three remaining issues of contention and arguments, with a paragraph for each. Your comments are welcome Equitor, Akarige, Ghirlandajo, Antonios Aigyptos, InfernoXV. Arkenstrone (talk) 02:44, 15 July 2023 (UTC)