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“I’m Rejecting Nothing I Found in Orthodox Faith”

by David O’Neal

This reflection is excerpted from an essay published on the author’s blog Nonidiomatic in 2017, as he pondered his eventual departure from the Orthodox Church (www.davensati54.blogspot.com/2017/04/heretics-testament.html).

David O’Neal

David O’Neal is a book editor who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of St. Vladimir’s Seminary.  His essays and poetry are archived on his blog, Nonidiomatic (http://davensati54.blogspot.com/).

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