How I became orthodox

Jonathan Jackson How I became orthodox

Na het zien van de documentaire Going Clear vorige week dinsdagavond bij de VPRO, waarin Tom Cruise te horen was als ambassadeur van de Scientology Church, hoorde ik een andere Hollywood acteur, Jonathan Jackson, die het geestelijke onderscheidingsvermogen gekregen heeft om het verschil tussen een sekte en het ware geloof te maken.

In 2012, Jackson and his family were baptized into the Orthodox Church. Jackson cited a trip to Romania and Rome that first brought his attention to learning more about the religion. In his acceptance speech for his 2012 Daytime Emmy Award, he thanked the Holy Trinity as well as the monks on Orthodox monastic enclave Mount Athos. Jackson later explained in an interview, “These people (are) dedicating their lives to prayer, and not just praying for themselves, but truly praying for all of us. And then the thought kind of crossed my mind: with all the destruction, chaos and insanity that goes on in this world, if their prayers weren’t happening, what would this world be like? I felt personally like I just wanted to thank them because I really believe that their prayers mean a lot.”
 
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How I became orthodox
In his acceptance speech for his 2012 Daytime Emmy Award, he thanked the Holy Trinity as well as the monks on Orthodox monastic enclave Mount Athos.