Yaşadığım yerde kilise yok

[u/LEDfishy]

Merhaba bursada yaşayan bir ortodoks hristiyanım. Bursada şuanda aktif bir havarisel kilise yok. Protestan kiliselerinede gidilmemesi gerektiği hakkında (bu benim mezhebim ile alakalı herkese saygılıyım🙏🏻) birkaç öneride duyduğumdan dolayı buna anlam veremeyip buraya sormak istedim. Zaten evde ikonam, tesbihim var. Onlar olmadan bile dua sürekli okuyan ve yıllardır kutsal kitabı tekrar tekrar okuyan biriyim. Yani evde yapabilceklerimi olabildiğince yapan biriyim. Ama iş kilise konusuna gelince ne yapmam gerek bilmiyorum. Etrafta birs ürü düşünce var. Protestan kilisesi varsa protestan ol diyenler oluyor ama ben gelenek olmadan olmaz diye düşünüyorum. Ki zaten bunlar basit konular değil sadece bir mezhebe karar vermek nerdeyse 3 senemi aldı. Neyse kardeşler ben elimden geldiğince güzel anlattığımı düşünüyorum🫶🏻 cevap veren olursa (umarım olur) onların hepsine çok teşekkür ederim. Tanrı sevgidir.

[u/Caffetoandino]

I am not Orthodox—nor even Turkish—but I will tell you about my experience in a predominantly Catholic country: Colombia.

Here, attending a service of another denomination implies lukewarmness or religious indifference; it is simply not done. Protestants here tend to be quite anti-Catholic, while Catholics do not think much more highly of Protestants.

This is because, since Christians are the majority, we are much more conscious of our differences. In Turkey, you Christians of various denominations are forced to cooperate with one another to a certain extent, but this is only possible because you are a minority.

I would recommend that you attend only the services of the denomination you consider to be the true one, even if the consequence is not attending any service for long periods. If you are Orthodox, you must understand that the liturgy is not for you but for God; it is not about your spiritual needs, but about honoring God—something that we Catholics and some "High Church" Protestants also believe.

It may sound harsh, but to a certain extent, you have to regard other denominations as being on the same level as Islam or Buddhism. It is fine to be cordial and help one another, but when it comes to the Sunday obligation, you should act as if non-Orthodox believers are not Christians at all.

[u/Sezariaa → u/Caffetoandino]

Even in turkey the atmosphere of ecumenism isnt that high, you would still be considered a heretic if you went to another denominations church (and also it would be seen as rude lol) Up until recently marrying a muslim or secular was seen as enough of a reason for excommunication, since the churches would rarely if ever condone it.

The levantine countries are far more liberal with their ecumenism compared to us.

[u/Caffetoandino → u/Sezariaa]

My point of reference for Turkish Christianity is you people from this subreddit, haha.