Fast Fridays: 30 Minutes for God: Difference between revisions
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We reviewed those notes and tried to flush out popular Christian and our own perceptions of John the Baptist. Dali pointed out that his homeland of Serbia, where Saint John the Baptist is simply called '''Sveti Jovan''' -- already showing a great reverence for him -- there are multiple churches named for the Baptizer, including the [[wikipedia:Church_of_St_John_the_Baptist,_Samodreža|"Church of St John the Baptist" in Samodreža]] (in today's Kosovo) and the [[wikipedia:Church_of_the_Nativity_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist,_Ostrovo|"Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist" in Ostrovo]] (in modern Croatia). Whereas the "Baptists" are so-named for baptism and not for John the Baptist, these Serbian Orthodox churches represent a strong affiliation with John the Baptist. Dali says that his mother had a strong connection to St. John. | We reviewed those notes and tried to flush out popular Christian and our own perceptions of John the Baptist. Dali pointed out that his homeland of Serbia, where Saint John the Baptist is simply called '''Sveti Jovan''' -- already showing a great reverence for him -- there are multiple churches named for the Baptizer, including the [[wikipedia:Church_of_St_John_the_Baptist,_Samodreža|"Church of St John the Baptist" in Samodreža]] (in today's Kosovo) and the [[wikipedia:Church_of_the_Nativity_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist,_Ostrovo|"Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist" in Ostrovo]] (in modern Croatia). Whereas the "Baptists" are so-named for baptism and not for John the Baptist, these Serbian Orthodox churches represent a strong affiliation with John the Baptist. Dali says that his mother had a strong connection to St. John. | ||
The Samodreža church is dedicated to the beheading of St. John the Baptist, and, as Dali points out, it is the location where Prince Lazar, recognized as Saint Lazar in the Orthodox Church, gathered his forces in 1389 in order to challenge the Ottoman invasion. Prince Lazar was killed at the Battle of Kosovo, as was the the Ottoman sultan (the only time an Ottoman sultan was ever killed in battle). | The Samodreža church is dedicated to the beheading of St. John the Baptist, and, as Dali points out, it is the location where Prince Lazar, recognized as Saint Lazar in the Orthodox Church, gathered his forces in 1389 in order to challenge the Ottoman invasion. Prince Lazar was killed at the Battle of Kosovo, as was the the Ottoman sultan (the only time an Ottoman sultan was ever killed in battle). | ||
== Friday, Sept 27: "Religion is the opium of the people" (or nothing new under the sun?) == | == Friday, Sept 27: "Religion is the opium of the people" (or nothing new under the sun?) == | ||