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Orthodox church sees growth, pains
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It was the last place Ruth Byers, a lifelong Methodist, ever
thought she'd be, inside a Greek Orthodox Church, the smell of
incense in the air, the walls adorned with Byzantine icons and the
congregants chanting a liturgy unchanged for centuries.
"The music, the art, the prayers -- my soul feels like it belongs
here. Other churches are more into touchy-feely, contemporary
services. The Orthodox liturgy feels more real," said Byers,
standing on the front steps of Annunciation Cathedral ...
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