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Where should I start when studying for the LSAT? Currently, I am using the 2022 edition of the Logical Reasoning Bible and taking practice tests online. I heard that the Logic Games (Analytical Reasoning) section is no longer part of the exam.

​For anyone who has taken the LSAT, what should I expect, and do you have any tips? Specifically, what kind of writing style is expected on the test, and does the vocabulary I use affect my score? What can I do to improve my writing skills besides just practicing are there any books you would recommend reading?

I was talking to a friend who belongs to the Malankara (Syrian) Indian Orthodox Church, and one particular aspect of their beliefs really bothers me: the rule that women are forbidden from touching the Bible or taking communion during their periods.

​From all the research I have done, I haven't found anything in the Bible, nor any writings from the Church Fathers, that support this

[ Infact the church fathers opposed this]

The Apostolic Constitutions (c. 375 AD): This highly influential early Christian document explicitly condemns the practice of women staying away from communion or thinking they lack the Holy Spirit during their periods. It calls these restrictions a "Judaizing" error, stating:

​"For neither lawful mixture, nor child-bearing, nor the menstrual purgation, nor nocturnal pollution, can defile the nature of a man, or separate the Holy Spirit from him."

​Saint Gregory the Great (6th Century): When the first archbishop of Canterbury asked him if menstruating women could attend church and receive communion, Pope Gregory wrote back with a definitive yes. He stated that menstruation is a natural physical burden, not a fault, and a woman should never be banned from entering God's house or receiving grace for something nature compels her to experience.

​The New Testament Precedent: Visually and scripturally, the most powerful argument against this taboo is the account of the woman with the issue of blood in Matthew 9:20–22.

Frankly, I have always been skeptical of the SIO, considering how focused most of its members are on internal church politics and affairs. Instead of actually focusing on the faith, they spend most of their time clashing with the Jacobites. Furthermore, a lot of the traditions practiced there aren't even followed in Orthodox churches outside of India.

​In fact, I have seen SIO churches selling evil eye bracelets, displaying portraits of Hindu gods, and even keeping the traditional oil lamp used in Hindu rituals extended into the church-Parumala Church (St. Peter's and St. Paul's Orthodox Church) is Guilty of doing this in their gift Shops

I would like to add that they don't seem to use prayer ropes, though I'm not sure 8 that's standard across all orthodox churches.

But let's ignore All of that Something that most definitely Is heretical is their christology specifically, its rejection of the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD).

For 1,500 years, mainstream Western and Byzantine churches labeled the Oriental Orthodox as Monophysites

​The Malankara Church strongly rejects the Monophysite label. They explicitly teach that Jesus is fully human. However, because they use the phrase "one nature" and reject the official decrees of the Council of Chalcedon, most traditional EO and Eastern Catholics call this teaching heretical

So how is it that This church hasn't been called out on this? What are your guys opinions feel free to correct me on anything as I may be wrong about anything above