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<big>'''OrthodoxWiki''' is a [[:Category:Free content|free content]] encyclopedia and information centre for {{tag|Orthodox Christianity}}.</big> | <big>'''OrthodoxWiki''' is a [[:Category:Free content|free content]] encyclopedia and information centre for {{tag|Orthodox Christianity}}.</big> | ||
The OrthodoxWiki [[editor]]s have taken [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/John_of_Damascus St. John of Damascus] as their heavenly [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/Patron_saint patron] and intercessor as they seek to further the worship and knowledge of the [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/Holy_Trinity All-Holy Trinity] and the faith of the Orthodox Church by means of the [[OrthodoxWiki]] pages. OrthodoxWiki is governed by what is called the '''''Mainstream Chalcedonian Bias''''' (MCB). By ''Chalcedonian'', they refer to those churches of the {{Wp|Orthodox Church}} who hold to the decrees of the {{Wp|Council of Chalcedon|Fourth Ecumenical Council}} at Chalcedon (A.D. 451). By ''Mainstream'', OrthodoxWiki refer to those 'official' churches comprised of the fourteen or fifteen [[ | The OrthodoxWiki [[editor]]s have taken [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/John_of_Damascus St. John of Damascus] as their heavenly [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/Patron_saint patron] and intercessor as they seek to further the worship and knowledge of the [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/Holy_Trinity All-Holy Trinity] and the faith of the Orthodox Church by means of the [[OrthodoxWiki]] pages. OrthodoxWiki is governed by what is called the '''''Mainstream Chalcedonian Bias''''' (MCB). By ''Chalcedonian'', they refer to those churches of the {{Wp|Orthodox Church}} who hold to the decrees of the {{Wp|Council of Chalcedon|Fourth Ecumenical Council}} at Chalcedon (A.D. 451). By ''Mainstream'', OrthodoxWiki refer to those 'official' churches comprised of the fourteen or fifteen [[Cambridge-Dictionary:autocephaly|autocephalous]] and the [[Cambridge-Dictionary:autonomy|autonomous]] churches generally recognized as the 'mainstream' of the Orthodox Church; for those of us in [[:Category:North America|North America]], this will be all {{Wp|Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America|Episcopal Assembly}} jurisdictions and those with whom they're in communion. | ||
OrthodoxWiki in the [[OrthodoxWiki (en)|English language]] (the original version) was inaugurated in November [[:Category:FoundedIn2004|2004]]. | OrthodoxWiki in the [[OrthodoxWiki (en)|English language]] (the original version) was inaugurated in November [[:Category:FoundedIn2004|2004]]. | ||
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*It's pan-Orthodox. | *It's pan-Orthodox. | ||
*It's an [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] aimed at producing [[article]]s that can be used freely (with [[attribution]]), especially for [[:Category:Christianity|Christian]] education. | *It's an [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]] aimed at producing [[article]]s that can be used freely (with [[attribution]]), especially for [[:Category:Christianity|Christian]] education. | ||
*It has many audiences — it's a resource for non-Orthodox as well as Orthodox clergy and [[ | *It has many audiences — it's a resource for non-Orthodox as well as Orthodox clergy and [[Cambridge-Dictionary:laity|laity]]. | ||
*It's a discussion forum with attention to the development of documentation to help clarify / articulate some fundamental issues in Church life. | *It's a discussion forum with attention to the development of documentation to help clarify / articulate some fundamental issues in Church life. | ||
*It has a [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/OrthodoxWiki:Style_Manual_(Point_of_View) specific bias]. | *It has a [https://OrthodoxWiki.org/OrthodoxWiki:Style_Manual_(Point_of_View) specific bias]. | ||