{"id":983,"date":"2007-09-01T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-01T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2007\/09\/letters-we-get-letters-american-orthodoxy-on-afr.html"},"modified":"2007-09-01T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-01T12:45:00","slug":"letters-we-get-letters-american-orthodoxy-on-afr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2007\/09\/letters-we-get-letters-american-orthodoxy-on-afr.html","title":{"rendered":"Letters!  We Get Letters!  (American Orthodoxy on AFR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/399\/blogger\/_iTncioBQZNk\/Rth5iteoArI\/AAAAAAAAAbY\/a-Lata1k-84\/s1600-h\/letter.gif\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/399\/blogger\/_iTncioBQZNk\/Rth5iteoArI\/AAAAAAAAAbY\/a-Lata1k-84\/s400\/letter.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a><br><span style=\"font-family:georgia\"><span style=\"font-size:180%;color:#ff0000\">D<\/span>ear Fr Joseph,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last week I finally decided to visit an Orthodox Church. You know what? I couldn\u2019t understand <strong><em>A WORD<\/em><\/strong> they were saying. What gives?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Confused in Carolina<br><span style=\"font-family:georgia\"><br><\/span><br><em>Dear Confused \u2026 <\/em><br><em><\/em><br><em>Tune in to the <strong>Orthodixie Podcast<\/strong> on <a href=\"http:\/\/ancientfaithradio.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AFR<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:180%;color:#ff0000\">D<\/span>ear Fr Joseph,<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m thinking of joining the Orthodox Church \u2026 which Jurisdiction should I join?<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely seeking,<\/p>\n<p>Jan.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Jan \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tune in to the <strong>Orthodixie Podcast<\/strong> on <a href=\"http:\/\/ancientfaithradio.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AFR<\/a>.<br><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:180%;color:#ff0000\">F<\/span>r Joseph,<\/p>\n<p>Ever since my husband heard your Podcast about St Elvis \u2013 he\u2019s been tormenting our family with his singing, shaking, and snarling. He\u2019s also demanding fried PB&amp;J; sandwiches on Fast Days.<\/p>\n<p>Can you help me?<\/p>\n<p>Susie in Alabama<br><strong><em>PS \u2013<\/em><\/strong> Some say I look like Ann-Margret. Is there hope for me, too?<\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Susie \u2026<br><\/em><br><em>Tune in to the <strong>Orthodixie Podcast<\/strong> on <a href=\"http:\/\/ancientfaithradio.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AFR<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:180%;color:#ff0000\">F<\/span>ather Bless,<\/p>\n<p>I understand there\u2019s a rule against Priests dancing \u2013 and a rule against Priests swimming in public. It would help me greatly if you could point me to a rule forbidding Priests singing in the shower \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Matushka Xenobia<\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Matushka,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size:130%\">Tune in to the <strong>Orthodixie Podcast<\/strong> on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ancientfaithradio.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-size:130%\">Ancient Faith Radio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:130%\">.<\/span><br><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Fr Joseph, Last week I finally decided to visit an Orthodox Church. You know what? I couldn\u2019t understand A WORD they were saying. What gives? \u2014 Confused in CarolinaDear Confused \u2026 Tune in to the Orthodixie Podcast on AFR. 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