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Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts

rCLIn the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never
been seen,rCY a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity.

By Ruth Graham Nov. 19, 2025

Something is changing in an otherwise quiet corner of Christianity in the United States, one that prides itself on how little it has changed over
time. Priests are swapping stories about record attendance numbers. Older members are adjusting rCo or not rCo to the influx of new attendees. Parishes are strategizing about how to accommodate more prospective converts than existing clergy can reasonably handle on their own.

Across the country, the ancient tradition of Orthodox Christianity is attracting energetic new adherents, especially among conservative young
men. They are drawn to what they describe as a more demanding, even
difficult, practice of Christianity. Echoing some of the rhetoric of the so-called manosphere, new waves of young converts say Orthodoxy offers
them hard truths and affirms their masculinity.

rCa

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/orthodox-christianity.html

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On 11/24/2025 4:33 AM, Nick wrote:

Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts

rCLIn the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,rCY a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity.

By Ruth Graham Nov. 19, 2025

Something is changing in an otherwise quiet corner of Christianity in the United States, one that prides itself on how little it has changed over
time. Priests are swapping stories about record attendance numbers. Older members are adjusting rCo or not rCo to the influx of new attendees. Parishes are strategizing about how to accommodate more prospective converts than existing clergy can reasonably handle on their own.

Across the country, the ancient tradition of Orthodox Christianity is attracting energetic new adherents, especially among conservative young
men. They are drawn to what they describe as a more demanding, even difficult, practice of Christianity. Echoing some of the rhetoric of the so-called manosphere, new waves of young converts say Orthodoxy offers
them hard truths and affirms their masculinity.

rCa

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/orthodox-christianity.html

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:13:52 -0800, Radostina wrote:

On 11/24/2025 4:33 AM, Nick wrote:

Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts

rCLIn the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never
been seen,rCY a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the
demanding practice of Christianity.

By Ruth Graham Nov. 19,

2025

Something is changing in an otherwise quiet corner of Christianity in
the United States, one that prides itself on how little it has changed
over time. Priests are swapping stories about record attendance
numbers. Older members are adjusting rCo or not rCo to the influx of new
attendees. Parishes are strategizing about how to accommodate more
prospective converts than existing clergy can reasonably handle on
their own.

Across the country, the ancient tradition of Orthodox Christianity is
attracting energetic new adherents, especially among conservative young
men. They are drawn to what they describe as a more demanding, even
difficult, practice of Christianity. Echoing some of the rhetoric of
the so-called manosphere, new waves of young converts say Orthodoxy
offers them hard truths and affirms their masculinity.

rCa

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/orthodox-christianity.html

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