Re: CHAT: Religions (was: Visible planets)
| From: | Isidora Zamora <isidora@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 15, 2003, 18:58 |
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At 08:58 AM 11/15/03 -0800, you wrote:
>--- Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> wrote:
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> > By the way, what exactly is 'veneration'? I
> > know what the word means in general, but how
> > is it expressed in action in context?
>
>I'm sure some prayer is involved.
It is.
> Physically, one
>lifts up the icon and kisses it.
Are they in the habit of lifting up the icons where you have gone? I've
never seen anyone lift up the icons, except under very rare
circumstances. Russians make a poklon (cross youself and bow, touching
your hand to the floor) twice, kiss the icon, then make another poklon.
> Veneration seems
>to be particular to Eastern churches; it's not
>common at all in RC churches, and I bet would
>boggle your average Protestant.
It made me uncomfortable as a protestant.
Isidora
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