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Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”
40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear. - Matthew 13
I think I've become so contrariarian that I've looped back to being a Christian 
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I legit haven't been to church since 2012. I grew up a mix of Anglican, Baptist, and non denominational so my compass is all fricked.
Legit if I'm sober in the morning I might throw on a collared shirt and go to church lol
Or I'll just play the Street Fighter 6 demo and watch more Ukranian war footage. Nothing means anything anymore
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I have heard the 2 St. Elias Orthodox churches and Saint Mary Orthodox Church (less approachable than the St. Elias Churches) are nice to visit.
If you are specifically looking for Greek the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church is well liked, though it isn't as personal and small scale as the others I listed. I've heard the festival they host is quite enjoyable (https://austingreekfestival.com/)
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Thanks for the info and I'll check one out in secret (mom would kill me lol), im ignorant as to the differences, but i just figured it'd be the closest to catholic.
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Different types of Orthodox churches usually correlate to what ethnicity is the primary demographic. For example an Ethiopian Orthodox church isn't going to have a single white person lol.
From what I've heard Orthodox is very strict with adhering to tradition, so if that's what you are looking for it's great. If you like Catholic church because of it's more Western style you aren't going to like Orthodox churches for the most part.
I would say if you are going to one of those 4 churches pick based on what size church community you want. Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church is pretty big and has a large community, where as a place like Saint Mary Orthodox Church is super small and tight-knit, with the 2 St. Elias Orthodox churches being an in-between.
Also don't go to an Orthodox church if you are gay or strongly support gay marriage, they tend to be pretty firm that gay marriages are immoral. It's the single biggest reason a bunch of people I know have no interest in going to one.
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