<2022-10-19T01:05:27.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Byzantine
<2022-10-19T01:06:21.000Z> BowsacNoodle: I don't list that on my profile because of doxxers
<2022-10-19T01:06:55.000Z> BowsacNoodle: There's a lot of us, but I'd rather not make it too easy for them.
<2022-10-19T01:09:13.000Z> Nou: Yeah, no worries, completely understand.
<2022-10-19T01:09:47.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Sometimes it feels like we're in a weird spot. Like we're Catholic of course, but a lot of the Roman leity and some of the priests see us as totally alien.
<2022-10-19T01:10:15.000Z> Nou: I assumed Byzantine based on the cross. I was asking which Church particular.
<2022-10-19T01:10:49.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Meanwhile my Ortho friends and I share much more in common regarding our views on spirituality and obviously liturgical practices.
<2022-10-19T01:11:32.000Z> BowsacNoodle: What do you mean? Ruthenian?
<2022-10-19T01:11:33.000Z> Nou: But if you're not comfortable answering that's completely cool. I'm just interested because it's only in recent years that I've been able to practice ByzRite.
<2022-10-19T01:12:10.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Or do you mean which parish / eparchy?
<2022-10-19T01:14:02.000Z> BowsacNoodle: There's a good chance we know some of the same people given how small the community is
<2022-10-19T01:14:07.000Z> Nou: No. Lol. Sorry, not that specific.
<2022-10-19T01:14:38.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Yeah I didn't think so. I'm a convert so when it comes to some of the more official terminology I'm totally lost.
<2022-10-19T01:14:49.000Z> Nou: Like, Ukranians, Ruthenians, Greeks, etc all celebrate the Byzantine Rite.
<2022-10-19T01:15:48.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Greek
<2022-10-19T01:16:08.000Z> Nou: Though, I'm just now realizing that having overlapping eparchies is mostly a New World thing, which I just assumed you were.
<2022-10-19T01:17:12.000Z> Nou: Gotcha. Very nice.
<2022-10-19T01:17:27.000Z> BowsacNoodle: TBH I don't even know how the org structure works at the metropolitan level. I don't think he's in charge of the Ukrainians but I don't actually know.
<2022-10-19T01:17:32.000Z> BowsacNoodle: What about you?
<2022-10-19T01:18:02.000Z> Nou: Yeah, I was baptized into the Ukranian Church, but attend a Greek Parish because it's the only one remotely near me.
<2022-10-19T01:18:56.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Right on
<2022-10-19T01:21:10.000Z> BowsacNoodle: I just tried to look it up and I'm confused regarding org structure.
<2022-10-19T01:21:31.000Z> BowsacNoodle: I know my church has done stuff with Ukrainians
<2022-10-19T01:24:56.000Z> Nou: So, my understanding is in the Old World, it's strictly geographic. If you are Eastern Catholic, you attend the Church tied to the country you live in, following the basic Parish/Diocesean structure, with the most senior bishop being the Patriarch of said Church.
<2022-10-19T01:26:55.000Z> Nou: But because the New World, and specifically the US, had a lot of Eastern European immigration, we end up having overlapping areas with multiple Churches operating in the same area.
<2022-10-19T01:28:00.000Z> Nou: For example, Cleveland or its suburbs, is the seat of the Cleveland Archdioscese, and both the Ukranian and Ruthanian eparchies.
<2022-10-19T01:36:06.000Z> Nou: And that's just Latin/Byz Rite. You work in the other Rites and it gets really confusing.
<2022-10-19T02:31:29.000Z> BowsacNoodle: It does get confusing
<2022-10-19T03:07:05.000Z> Nou: Could be worse. Orthofrens have the same structure, plus having to worry about whether Constantinople and Moscow are even in communion that week. And who even knows how Prots deal with their hierarchy.
<2022-10-19T03:07:32.000Z> Nou: You ever hear the joke about the two Baptists who meet on a bridge?
<2022-10-19T03:15:13.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Nope
<2022-10-19T03:15:40.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Prots often don't have a hierarchy. That's one of the reasons for the frequent problems
<2022-10-19T03:16:10.000Z> BowsacNoodle: "non denominational" aka diet Baptist is just whatever they want
<2022-10-19T03:16:54.000Z> BowsacNoodle: A lot of times they have really good churches that form but are not sustainable because they're too reliant on the dream or vision of one man
<2022-10-19T03:17:39.000Z> BowsacNoodle: We have our own small hierarchical issues with Rome although it's nice that we can effectively ignore them.
<2022-10-19T03:17:59.000Z> BowsacNoodle: That's a pretty tongue in cheek statement but you obviously get where I'm coming from.
<2022-10-19T03:18:53.000Z> BowsacNoodle: But if The Pope were to do something abominable that would cause a full stop church split, I would expect a lot of Byzantines to just go full Orthodox.
<2023-04-18T21:05:43.000Z> BowsacNoodle: I can't believe you're stringing him along this long dude 🤣
<2023-05-16T21:38:17.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Did you see that Aaron Reed guy got arrested?
<2023-05-16T21:39:17.000Z> Nou: For the kidnapping?
<2023-05-16T21:39:39.000Z> Nou: Or did he get got again?
<2023-05-16T21:40:31.000Z> BowsacNoodle: He got two arrests
<2023-05-16T21:40:44.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Back to back days. M1 and M2
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<2023-05-16T21:41:59.000Z> Nou: Lmao.
<2023-05-16T21:42:03.000Z> Nou: Amazing.
<2023-05-16T21:42:31.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Idk if you are close to that area but it's hilarious.
<2023-05-16T21:43:01.000Z> BowsacNoodle: I'd love to see that body cam footage. Probably could FOIA it.
<2023-05-16T21:45:24.000Z> BowsacNoodle: I was considering swinging up to protest the next one, but I'm glad it's cancelled.
<2023-05-16T21:55:44.000Z> Nou: I was supposed to be at the Wadsworth one, but had a family emergency day of.
<2023-05-16T21:56:18.000Z> Nou: And yeah, I know you're... iffy on TG, but that's where Blood Tribe does their planning.
<2023-05-16T21:56:43.000Z> Nou: They have the next one planned but specifics are hush hush.
<2023-05-16T21:56:58.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Right on. Is that the fellas who had the banner?
<2023-05-16T21:58:49.000Z> Nou: Yeah. They've been sort of the central organizers behind the last few protests of drag shows in OH.
<2023-05-16T21:58:56.000Z> BowsacNoodle: I saw something about "Hammer" on some pol screenshot. I feel like I've heard that name mentioned on fullhaus or some other adjacent thing but IDK if it's the same guy.
<2023-05-16T21:59:16.000Z> Nou: Well... other than the proud boys. But they're the ones with rainbow flags.
<2023-05-16T21:59:41.000Z> Nou: Yeah. Hammer's the head of BT Ohio.
<2023-05-16T21:59:43.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Idk if any of it is affiliated or not and not trying to gather info either. Just whatever was going around seemed sketchy 
<2023-05-16T21:59:59.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Right on. 
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<2023-05-16T22:01:12.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Someone claiming he's "in danger" ? Seems a bit far fetched. Libtards trying to drum up deeb goncern.
<2023-05-16T22:02:33.000Z> Nou: Yeah, pretty much. Just normal shitlib hysteria.
<2023-05-16T22:04:34.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Classic 
<2023-05-16T22:09:21.000Z> Nou: PB's contribution to these protests:
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<2023-05-17T02:48:06.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Ugh
<2023-05-17T02:48:48.000Z> BowsacNoodle: Irony is poisonous