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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by dustincoates on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @06:24AM (#44246053)
> Deacons at church were usually on a first name basis (my parents volunteered a lot so I knew them all really well) but the one noticeable exception was the pastor and anyone in a teaching role.

That brings up an actually interesting exception. At my church, the pastors were the only adults we'd ever call by their first name, sort of. Our pastor, for example, was always Brother Mike, not Pastor <Last Name>.

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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by thyristan on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @05:29PM (#44252012)
Are you certain that Brother Mike wasn't a monk as well, so in a religious context "Brother Mike" was his only proper name?
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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by Ichthypresbyter on Thursday June 12, 2025 @08:23AM (#44256932)
AIUI a Catholic monk who is also an ordained priest is addressed as Father not Brother (certainly this is true of the Dominicans I've met).

I think this is also true for Orthodox monks.

I'm not sure if there's a Christian denomination that has pastors who aren't priests, and also has monks. So this sounds to me more like a situation where all fellow members of the church are addressed as Brother/Sister.

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