As an Orthodox Christian, how should I vote? St. Paisios of Mt. Athos is Your Guide 

Beautiful.

@@ron_grimes : what a statement! Hollywood has a lot to answer for!

@@ron_grimes : do we as Christian Orthodox recognize the baptism of the heterodox or not? If they have been baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity - they may be considered Christians. This is the Church's premise and therefore, mine.

@@ron_grimes : as per the heretical condition of these said contemporary 'sects', I agree; but what we're qualifying here is not their 'extra muros' relationship to the Orthodox Communion, but their conversion and entry into it. Chrismation is administered in supplement to their existing baptism.

Well, if you are considering Orthodoxy but the Western Traditional is dear to you, I would recommend Western Rite Orthodoxy.

Elder Millennial thank you. This has been the only positive response I've received on RU-vid for days. Being a conservative Christian, I've found that now more than ever we are belittled and persecuted for our faith. ❤️🙏

@@aspenenglish4976 Sigh. It’s not easy. My sister is now convinced of Orthodoxy, and can no longer stand the Novis Ordo mass we we raised in. Her husband is... ...unexpectedly shallow about it in the sense that he almost doesn’t care about the theological particulars as long as it’s not too overtly strange to him. He doesn’t mind becoming Western Orthodox but DOES mind, very much, defaulting to an Eastern Orthodox parish when getting to a Western Rite parish is too difficult. They have six kids, three with special needs, and the thought of getting up early enough to drive them to Denver every Sunday from Colorado Springs to get to the nearest Western Rite parish feels like a sysiphian task for them, yet simply defaulting to a local Byzantine parish, which my sister is willing to do, going there seems to make him feel like he’s on Mars without a spacesuit, from what I’ve observed in him. It’s not the theology, it’s the CULTURE. He doesn’t hate it, per se, he’s just overwhelmed by the strangeness of a service not steeped in the Western tradition. He was the same with Uniate services before their disillusionment with Rome. He’s a very simple soul in that sense. Me, I love BOTH and am comfortable with the Greeks when I can’t make it myself, although I am committed to supporting the Western tradition in Orthodoxy to the best of my ability. I was originally hoping they would get Chrismated Western, go to Denver once a month and to the Greek parish the rest of the time, similar to my and our mother’s example. But her husband, he just CANNOT for some reason. His hang up and their logistics have put my nieces and nephews in a dangerously awkward position in their spiritual development. My sister had been teaching them traditional Catholicism very well until two years ago when my own disillusionment with Modernist Rome finally led me to AINCENT Orthodox Rome and Antioch trickled over to her. I call it Swimming Up the Tiber, to where the water is still clean. So he doesn’t want to attend Greek services, and they cannot manage to attend Western services in Denver on even a monthly basis. So now they are contemplating dabbling in a non-denominational church at least so her kids get some spiritual guidance and then attend Western rite every other month. This situation has me twisted up inside. Please pray for her children.

@@eldermillennial8330 Orthodox Christianity isn't a denomination or a "rite". It's THE Church. It doesn't conform to us. We must confirm to it.

maybe that's the problem. Christ never told us to be soldiers. He did command that we love one another and be compassionate. Sounds less tough but is way harder.

@@simontemplar3359 You don’t seem to understand allegory or have no comprehension of the word “fight”.

Your avatar pic is awesome !!

@Irina Popa No, not all of them; that was my ill expressed point.

God hears our prayers.

@@OrthodoxEthosAmin!:)🙏

@@OrthodoxEthos Yes, and May he hear mine: My sister is now convinced of Orthodoxy, and can no longer stand the Novis Ordo mass we we raised in. Her husband is... ...unexpectedly shallow about it in the sense that he almost doesn’t care about the theological particulars as long as it’s not too overtly strange to him. He doesn’t mind becoming Western Orthodox but DOES mind, very much, defaulting to an Eastern Orthodox parish when getting to a Western Rite parish is too difficult. They have six kids, three with special needs, and the thought of getting up early enough to drive them to Denver every Sunday from Colorado Springs to get to the nearest Western Rite parish feels like a sysiphian task for them, yet simply defaulting to a local Byzantine parish, which my sister is willing to do, going there seems to make him feel like he’s on Mars without a spacesuit, from what I’ve observed in him. It’s not the theology, it’s the CULTURE. He doesn’t hate it, per se, he’s just overwhelmed by the strangeness of a service not steeped in the Western tradition. I think, looking back, He was the same with Uniate services before their disillusionment with Rome. He’s a very simple soul in that sense. Me, I love BOTH and am comfortable with the Greeks when I can’t make it myself, although I am committed to supporting the Western tradition in Orthodoxy to the best of my ability. I was originally hoping they would get Chrismated Western, go to Denver once a month and to the Greek parish the rest of the time, similar to my and our mother’s example. But her husband, he just CANNOT for some reason. His hang up and their logistical problems have put my nieces and nephews in a dangerously awkward position in their spiritual development. My sister had been teaching them traditional Catholicism very well until two years ago when my own disillusionment with Modernist Rome finally led me to AINCENT Orthodox Rome and Antioch then trickled over to her. I call it Swimming Up the Tiber, to where the water is still clean. So her husband doesn’t want to attend Greek services, and they cannot manage to attend Western services in Denver on even a monthly basis, currently. So now they are contemplating dabbling in a non-denominational church at least so her kids get some spiritual guidance and then attend Western rite Orthodoxy every other month. This situation has me twisted up inside. Please pray for her children. Pray for the expansion of Western Parishes. Pray that my Brother In Law is enlightened to the good in the Eastern way.☦️

@@eldermillennial8330 It must be St. Agustine's in Denver.

Where did he say that?

@@PastxPresentxDarcy I believe it was in a Greek article from tilegrafima.

If you are Pro-life then you should not limit this to unborn babies. That means you should put first things like access to affordable healthcare and social security that supports single mothers and criminal charges for men who abandon women they impregnated.

Here is the irony. Some Republicans oppose abortion. Democrats agree to it with restrictions. But the rate of abortions is lower under Democratic administrations than under Republican administrations. Democratic administrations reduce abortion rates, even though they don't oppose abortion. Why? Because a significant number of abortions take place because women are abused, isolated, abandoned, economically disadvantaged and believe they have no other option. Correct these problems and abortion rates go WAY down. Ignore them as Republicans do and abortion rates go WAY up, no matter how many laws you enact.

@Mark Rodriguez I LOATHE those arguments that can only be rooted in “Better off dead if your life isn’t perfect” soft nihilism.

There’s way more problems than just abortion.

@@yarratown7172 The Welfare State INCENTIVIZES single motherhood. It is not the answer for when it happens under more traditional circumstances, Guild charities are. Criminalizing abandonment is a good idea, however.

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Do you mean the Commie test? We have in bits, but if you mean on the Soviet scale, than maybe not. We have had other tests, however. I am Orthodox now, but remain Western Rite.

Western Christianity was destroyed with the enlightenment, that is why this evil has arisen.

How about us Buddhist?

@@eldermillennial8330 I mean the persecution test, although in modern history communism was the biggest source of persecution and it looks like it's getting another try,

Everyone (facetiously) claims trump is a dictator, so I’m giving Caesar his vote

@@HubertofLiege We aren’t licked yet! The vote audit has just begun!

Fr. Chris is great! I was at Holy Cross when he was there.

@@DavidSinghiser He baptized me about a year ago....he's still my confessor albeit long distance.

Trump loves money, money is Trump's god, how can you not see that?

@@worldchronicles4818 Let’s break it down... *Democrats Equals* 1. Complete removal of Gods name 2. Support of Homosexuality 3. Abortion *Republicans Equals* 1. Religious Freedom 2. Veto out Homosexuality 3. Veto out Abortion Side Note 1 : - Never in history (that I know of) has there been a president (Trump) who stated Jesus (Not just God) But Jesus Christ’s name specifically as King or “Boss”. - On the contrary, never have I seen a presidential candidate (Biden) who stated in his first 100 days to advance homosexuality all over the world. Side Note 2. Some argue the behavior of Trump is not Christian like. God did not de st r öÿ a city because it resembled like trump, but He did de st r öÿ a city for its homosexual ways, telling us which is worse. Side Note 3: Yes Republicans support the death penalty but so does the Bible both old and New Testament. - Genesis 9:6 - Mathew 15:3-7 shows Jesus clearly supporting the Death Penalty. - Saint Paul approves of the death sentence in Acts 25:11 - Romans 13:4 - God approves of this because _one mans_ sin can multiply and later affect the salvation of _thousands_ Jesus didn’t care to save the thief from death but from hell. That is more important. Sources: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tLi6eYMtwww.html www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/democrats-under-fire-for-removing-god-from-party-platform/2012/09/05/61b3459a-f79e-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html joebiden.com/lgbtq-policy/ m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sFYcNl9bVmo.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E_rCZfPnYqQ.html

@@eotceotc Don't think that because I called out Trump for his love of money that that means that I support Biden. This country is run by secret societies who achieve their agenda no matter who is president. Choice is an illusion. It's been that way for a long time now. The new world order is coming to fruition. As far as destroying a whole city because of their sin is concerned, don't forget that God also destroyed the whole of the world with a flood and Revelation states that all nations will invite under the beast. That includes the USA. Jesus will do battle with the armies of the beast and will slay them all.

@@worldchronicles4818 Again this comment is about which olive tree is a *better* choice. Trump has reversed many of Obama’s LGBTQ polices and signed an executive order for the Right to Pray in schools. These all are happening now - in effect as we speak. To say it doesn’t matter who you choose is like saying all sins are the same. In regards to the world flood comment you made: There is a difference between a whole classroom being punished _equally_ and one student _selectively chosen_ out of the other misbehaved children and receiving a far worse fate of consequences. That is what happened in Sodam and Gomorrah.

@@eotceotc If both trees are corrupt they will both be cut down and cast into the fire. Choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. And as far as Jesus saying that a person deserves the death penalty. By that saying you have to admit that he was referring to hell, or that his teaching about the adulterous woman was false. As disobeying you parents and adultery where both punishable by death according to Mosaic law.

The Lord bless you with two hands!!!

Meanwhile, Orthodox Distributist economics is so throughly locked out that most have never heard of it in recent decades.

Oh, no, women are just having a dozen miscarriages from malnutrition. That makes up for it SO much. 🙄 Give me a break, the church is tolerated there as long as they preach the heresy of “Liberation Theology”.

He is corrupt and hates the Catholic Church and God. Please come home to the one true Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church. You will never regret it

@@traditionalfascists3303 I am a catholic

@@retroqueenbeeart I know, but the true Catholic Church is the Orthodox Church. The Roman Catholic Church is rather corrupt and has a lot of problems in theology

@@traditionalfascists3303 where would you suggest in the area of lake stevens wa? I may visit for awhile?

@@retroqueenbeeart well I’ve never been to that area of the country so I don’t want to make any recommendations. Try to google Orthodox Churches in your state. Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia is my personal favorite

All olive trees are the same; all of them are affected by the same disease called dakos. However, some are affected 100% by it, others 80% and others 50%. Since we are in need of olive trees, we have to look for the ones that are affected the least.

Best comment yet.

Pick the devil with the better concealed horns ?

All olive trees are the same; all of them are affected by the same disease called dakos. However, some are affected 100% by it, others 80% and others 50%. Since we are in need of olive trees, we have to look for the ones that are affected the least.

@@OrthodoxEthos yes but It’s just that while trump is more in support of defunding abortion, he’s in favor of sending Money and weapons for Zionists to kill Palestinians

@@traditionalfascists3303 good point!

@@traditionalfascists3303 Might I bring your attention to the last sentence posted by The Orthodox Ethos, “Since we are in need of olive trees, we have to look for the ones that are affected the least.” In your first comment you say that you will not be voting, then I guess you will not have any olives. On the topic of Donald Trump supporting Zionism, most protestants do. Here is the definition of Zionism “Zionism is both an ideology and nationalist movement among the Jewish people that espouses the re-establishment of and support for a Jewish state in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel.” I personally am in support of a Hebrew state in the historic land of Israel, but would be opposed to a Rabbinic Jewish theocracy governing it though not as much as an Islamic theocracy. To be clear when I say Hebrew state I mean ethnically Hebrew and not any kind of synonym for Jewish. Jewish is a confusing definition because it is often used to describe both ethnicity and religious affiliation. You said about Donald Trump, “he’s in favor of sending Money and weapons for Zionists to kill Palestinians” Here is my explanation for why we are sending money and weapons. Israel is one of the 18 Major non-NATO U.S. allies (MNNA). This classification was created during the time of president Ronald Reagan in 1987 and Israel joined in 1989 amid the First Intifada. The other 17 nations besides Israel that share the same status as of today are Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Egypt, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Tunisia. To be clear America is obligated to send money and weapons to all 18 nations in crisis. I assume that you would want a candidate that would terminate Israel from the alliance. My question is then, What would you like the United States to do after that if it is theoretically accomplished? Ally with Palestine instead? Retract president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital? Maybe even recognize it as the Palestinian capital? If any of this were to take place I’m sure that there would be another war in the region where the Arab nations attack Israel or a rebel group rises up that turns the country into another Syria. Israel would surely be devastated if America took a stance against them or even just turned a blind eye. Maybe consider that the US-Israeli alliance is a defensive one that is necessary because of the volatility of Muslims. And recollect the incredible victories Donald Trump has made in regards to peace treaties in the greater region. You shouldn’t make a habit of breaking alliances. Alliances are promises and those 17 other nations I listed earlier are expecting America to honor their relations just as much as Israel is. This is my humble perspective. Feel Free to respond. God be with you.

@@jacobschmaus9271 Well it’s always a complicated situation and I have no ill will for the average Israeli citizen; but I’m honestly not that concerned with Israel’s existence. They have exerted negative influence over America through groups like AIPAC and HAIUS, and in many instances even killed our soldiers. As Elder Ephraim once said “world power is now in the hands of the Jews, and their goal is to destroy Christianity.” Thank you for the polite comment, it’s hard to find courteous discussion these days

And where in the gospel did Christ say that only His words recorded in the gospel are to be consulted in order to determine His will in every case? Is he not with us until the end of the age? Is he not with us in his saints? Moreover, where in Saint Paisius’ words is he calling for agitation on behalf of “a political party? He actually says we should not be connected to political parties but only look for those who/ a go. are fearful of God and patriots.

@@OrthodoxEthos He is the ultimate exemplar. Christ is the perfect example of manhood and human comportment. Nowhere in his life, according to the Gospels, do we see any suggestion that a perfect life consists in harnessing the ephemeral and coercive means. On the contrary, his entire methodology was resonance. And, to be sure, the Christian community par excellence Was the one that had no political sway whatsoever but still somehow managed to convert people from India to Ireland before attaining to the legal status provided by Constantine. To ignore that example by saying that this Political and coercive abstemiousness on the part of Christ has no bearing on our understanding of how to live opens the Pandora’s box of deontological interpretation. He lived the perfect life as the second Adam.PERIOD. As such we have no higher example of how to proceed from cradle to repose. Not even the Saints, who were after all fallible and made mistakes even as they were proceeding to that higher state of holiness, can compare to Christ as foremost exemplar. You can pretend, father, that Christians can become embroiled or even interested in these things without favoring a certain political party and worldly methodology but that has no basis in the actual reality of outcomes. Saint Maximus the confessor says: “truly he is wise who, having forsaken all corruptible things, comes to belong wholly to that which incorruptible.” Obviously the word incorruptible here refers to God. For only He is impervious to the malfeasance which saturated human history, secular means and the extreme majority of magistrates. Will you go on record, father, as believing that democracy, electoral colleges, constitutional republic’s and all the means by which these act upon human neighborhood are incorruptible? I doubt very much that you would. Ergo, that which is corruptible is known to you. Yet you would have us Christians partake of it in self defense? But our God is one who goes out before us to level mountains. Clearly Saint Maximus is saying that that which is not wholly incorruptible cannot bear good fruit in the larger or eternal understanding, i.e. the sense which Christians are obligated to (“on earth as it is in heaven” not on earth as the “American way” would consign us to). Again, without that distinguishing sense and that comportment what can we possibly have to offer the world, and specifically those in the world who are in darkness, that they don’t already have? Part of the reason that I became Orthodox and left the protestant faith was because Orthodoxy is predicated on otherness, on estrangement from a world that is so clearly repulsed by God. But Protestants were always trying to find a way to make themselves a reflection of the world and its spiritual policy by degrees. But where are the distinguishing characteristics of my faith in Christ and his Church when I enter the anonymity of the voting booth? Democracy is political and politics is coercive. There is no way to separate these things from each other and then hermetically seal them off. As Saint John Chrysostom said, “I force no one, I compel no one, but make every man the master of his own fate and conscience.” If you wish to dip your toe into the ways and means of coercion go right ahead back to your vomit, but please don’t act like it it was the manner of the Saints or that Christ’s life in first century Palestine shown the marks of compulsion. Also, please do not behave like it’s going to have some kind of protracted affect which could be called the betterment of mankind. The book of Isaiah says that the rulers are made to be “as nothing.” It says that the nations which are predicated on these CORRUPTIBLE means are “less than nothing” in the balance. As such the Christian should not vote because to do so is to participate in that which is fundamentally secular, undeniably corrupt and eternally trivial.

@@OrthodoxEthos Father, I say these things out of respect for you because one of the themes of so many of your wonderful lectures and homilies has been the need for political abstemiousness. I do not think it unkind to say that perhaps you are succumbing to the anger which beguiles so many people into becoming politically enmeshed. I too feel a sense of revulsion when I look at the Democratic Party and their abortion zealotry. I too feel a sense of anger when I see so many from the liberal persuasion trying to wipe out the traditional and the holy. But this is not the way to mollify those things. On the contrary, that means has Only accelerated the degeneration of society according to these persuasions. We must not use it but rather transcend it. That is our calling as those who are told to “come out from among them and stand apart, and touch no unclean thing.”

All olive trees are the same; all of them are affected by the same disease called dakos. However, some are affected 100% by it, others 80% and others 50%. Since we are in need of olive trees, we have to look for the ones that are affected the least.

@@OrthodoxEthos Dear Father, we do not need olive trees. Olives are disgusting ; ) But on a serious note, I feel that this quote is not applicable in this election. A vote for anyone who supports universal vaccination is a vote and consent to the Antichrist system that is about to fall hard on our heads. We have entered a new era. Is our withdrawal of support for the world not the more vital decision right now? #FastFromOlives. I do appreciate your discussion and the corrections it brings to my heart. God Bless Father..

With the discernment that they have, several elders in the Athonite tradition, have told me that they are hoping and praying, **in spite of everything you say**, that Trump is the next president. And, we love olives, and eat them every day. God bless!

Probably wouldn't make any difference at this point. Vote for the lesser bad, between your two options.

Don't vote, any vote at this point is a vote for evil.

@@worldchronicles4818 and not voting at all is also permitting evil to rule. Never will humans have the best choice, in such earthly matters. What matters everytime is to choose what is less evil.

@Read Father Seraphim Rose We must examine this cowardice. I have a theory.

I've always thought that foreigners shouldn't be allowed to vote in a country that isn't their own. And I see myself as a foreigner in this world, so I don't think I should interfere in the elections of the worldly American people.

@Mark Rodriguez to keep life simple 😉

I'm not voting due to lack of registration but I will share: as an "unpolitical" religious person, my heart fills with joy at trucks toting 5 trump flags drive by. I'd vote trump if I could

Trump is an OPEN practitioner of Kabbalah, and he chooses to be surrounded by goblins. If you’re gonna vote, he’s probably your best bet, but don’t have any illusions about the man.

I don't know why the man is talked about as if anyone thinks he's saint Donald. It's about policy and results. Conservative judges! He has made it ok to say the name of Jesus! Closed borders , strong military, lower taxes, pro American policy, good trade deals, pro life, for the 2nd amendment, and the Democrats are Communist

Olaf Haraldsson His daughter and son-in-law, yes. But not so much Trump himself. But to paraphrase Saint Paisios, vote for the one who is least affected by the Dokas of his time. The least afflicted politician in America with a chance of being commander-in-chief is at the moment the incumbent himself. Donald Trump

@@maryanderson866 Me, too! Shocked at the willfulness, too!

At this point I'm voting Dalai Lama.

I’m taking the responsibility given me and voting TRUMP!

Lol !

Yes

He has less of a chance of winning than Trump, as some states do not have West on the ballot - but God bless Kanye nonetheless.

It is an option. I don’t know if it’s the best, however.

Choice between flavors of ice cream - you're still going to get brain freeze

@@sweettendercharles1556 Trump is the best choice.

Amen.

@Stefan Uros Do you think that is the spirit of the saint’s words that were quoted in the Podcast?

Who controls the elections🤔 How do we know that they don’t lie 🤔 They hide things in plain site👁 It’s all controlled 🌩 Always pray for mercy, peace help of our governments to draw near to Christ ☦️ I will not vote ☦️ Please forgive O merciful one ☦️ I shall try to pray for the peace and hope of all in Christ Jesus ☦️ with tears the loved and miserable sinner that I am☦️ Glory to God in all things ☦️☦️☦️ Peace be onto all ☦️☦️☦️

A minor candidate.

Stay strong and faithful, and have trust in God for He has the last word; no matter what happens.

And then remember that we do not live for this world but for the next. May the Lord have mercy on us

@@jessicaprince291 Yes. We mustn’t be cowards, though. We must have courage and protect the innocent.

Well that’s definitely not the Democratic Party. If the above is important to you You’ll vote Trump aka Republican Party

Access to affordable health care while you propagate slaughtering millions of unborn babies and instill desires of gender reassignment to innocent children. Pathetic.

It's usually just the men.

That's funny.

It's from the supplicatory canon to the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary called "Bematarissa" in Greek ("of the Altar", if I am not mistaken), which is treasured in the Monastery of Vatopedi on Mt. Athos. The tune, however, is the common to most supplicatory canons.

@@gregoryheers2633 thank you Father. Is it in CD? It sounded similar to a Small Paraklesis CD from Mt. Athos.

@@saka2456 I am not Father Peter, although we are closely related. Here is the link to the source, where the hymns from the canon are sung to the verses of the Beatitudes. It is sung by the fathers of Vatopedi, which is why it sounded Athonite to you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W37-FxvmtFQ.html

@@gregoryheers2633 ok thank you so much! May God reward you.

Remarkable to me that anyone could see Trump as a bad option. I see him as a gift from God for our forbearance during the oppressive Obama years.

All olive trees are the same; all of them are affected by the same disease called dakos. However, some are affected 100% by it, others 80% and others 50%. Since we are in need of olive trees, we have to look for the ones that are affected the least.

It couldn’t be easier, Vote Pro Life, and not for the Pro Choice and Pedophile :)

Support ing the lesser of two evils is still support for evil.

World Chronicles. That is true. What a sad state of affairs.

World Chronicles well, actually, it's like what my husband just said, show me someone in this world who doesn't have some element of evil in them. Even Christians! except we are at least struggling and doing battle against it in our own lives. The world is a dark place and we can only work with what we have. The choices we make should be done in good faith hoping and praying for God's will to be done. And that's all.

Watch the videos by Fr Seraphim a hieromonk of the Romanisn Orthodox Church who heads the monastery on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. Look up Mull Monastery on youtube .He talked about the evils of politics and the elections .He mentions the things you said about choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil and is still a sin.He said we sin by whoever we vote for because none of them are perfect Christians and each political party has specific sinful policies .Some are worse than others.

Government is necessary. Authority is appointed by God.

@@lermadaniel Structure is necessary. The State is not. It sounds like you may be referring to Romans. Was Hitler appointed by God? Mao? Stalin?

@@Chidsuey Authority is appointed by God, but not every ruler.

@@maaikekamstra7353 Wow. How disappointing.

The great falling away has begun. Jesus Christ, Son of God, please forgive us for we are sinners.

@@maaikekamstra7353 That's pretty much what my comment was. It's disappointing to see the church become cowardly like this but it has been written and it must be so. Praise God!

I have no idea what you’re talking about. I didn’t delete anything.

@@michaelangelovalerio Thank your for your answer. May be it is youtube itself deleting comments. Only The Lord know and He know our heart and the thing, intention behind it. Love from Amsterdam. I learn a lot from the teachings of Peter Heers and was really happy whit all the wisdom he give us trough his marvelous teachings.