Today was "The Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women," and while I wasn't able to go to church last night for Vigil, I did go to church this morning. I have gone to a few services this week, trying to fit in church around work. It was a very odd experience to hear the sermon focus on, basically, the idea that the Orthodox church is not misogynistic, especially given my recent experiences. And maybe the Church as a whole isn't, but there are definitely pockets of Orthodox who hate women, or at the very least see them as "lesser." And this place is one of those pockets.
On the plus side, I think that we have found a new house to move into. I will be very happy when I am out of here and away from the neighbors. I harbor no ill will toward them, but there's only so long that one can live next to someone who both hates them and has actively worked to harm them for months on end.
edit: I thought I posted this like a week ago, as short as it is, but apparently never did.
