"Never, under any circumstances, force anyone to worship God, or drag your husbands, wives, or anything else into His temple. It's all sin, it's bad. If a person doesn't understand, doesn't acknowledge it, there's no point in forcing them to take holy things. The time will come when God, through our prayers, calls them to faith—they'll ask for holy water, prosphora, and a cross. Crosses should not be hung by force, lest they be torn down and committed blasphemy.
Never commit violence, but pray for your loved ones, that the Lord will call them to wear these crosses themselves, to strive for repentance themselves, to ask for holy water and prosphora themselves.
So, keep in mind, violence is a sin."
Elder Sheaarchimandrite Zosimas (Sokur)
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