Kelley, here is a link about architecture in Ethiopian churches and castles.
http://pwp.netcabo.pt/patrimonio.sgl/sitebuild/architecture.htm
click on the links on the right side under " Stone architecture in 17th Century Ethiopia".
Here is wikipe…
[quote author=mahraeel link=topic=7262.msg96241#msg96241 date=1224885433]
no it is not a sin. :) it is a sin if u r supposed to be fasting. ::) But other than that eat all u want...=) Just dont get fat!!!lol ;D
+mahraeel+
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I don't think …
that's what i thought it was... not a sin.
As to the raw meat, in my country (Ethiopia)... it is a delicacy... we eat it with a spicy sauce and spice. We eat ox or sheep raw meat. I don't think it is bad. And we even eat blood... but not drink it b…
Here are few websites:
http://www.tourismethiopia.org/
http://www.rohatours.com/
And google's search:
http://www.google.at/search?hl=de&q=tour+ethiopia&meta=
hope it helps!
hey dumdum, how is it going?
yes, i'm an ethiopian orthodox follower. yes of course you can live in EThiopia... and there are many churches, monastries to visit there, some hundreds years old or even a more than a thousand yrs old.
i'll try to ge…
hey mahraeel, how are u?
i got a question. isn't saying 'omg' using God's name in vain? i'm not sure i just heard someone saying it is and just want to confirm.
btw, i don't mean to pick on you or anything ;D
[quote author=matt88 link=topic=7234.msg95930#msg95930 date=1224481913]
Of course this isnt the reason why we're not allowed to go to Israel, but the actions of the Israeli government are despicable. It is a very depressing case and one that will n…
I think the five sister churches are Coptic, Syrian, INdian, Ethiopian/Eritrean, and Armenian.
i believe we have little differece with the rest of the Orthodox churches.
thanks for the replies. i see...
[quote author=Severus link=topic=7211.msg95736#msg95736 date=1224196686]
What are the chances that you would live in an area where there are no Catholic or Eastern Orthodox priests? These can be an alternative IF …
I have a question:
What if there is no priest around where someone lives and you want to confess?
I think you could just ask God to forgive you and confess to Him and all will be well. I don't know... just what I think.
Hey about 30 something years ago, the Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Church went on hunger strike mainly because a communist government took power in Ethiopia and did not agree with it. So he died very emancipated and skiny. I mean very very skiny…
i have a question.
what about those who are born with the opposite sex body parts but are the opposite? I saw this on t.v.... guys being born in female bodies and girls being born with guy's body. I forgot the scientific name.
also, about about he…
thanks for the reply!
to be honest, i have found some unpleasant things in God's eyes to be entertaining. for example, just killing someone.
when i think about it, it is kind of wrong.
[quote author=SuperMAN(BAM) link=topic=7116.msg94403#msg94403 date=1221421796]
akhdna el baraka... neshkor allah!
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Sorry for my ignorace, but i have a question. I thought the word "allah" was only used by muslims??
p.s. i'm not egyptian…
[quote author=Loca4Christ link=topic=7099.msg94210#msg94210 date=1220758922]
http://abbey.suscopts.org/about/stmoses.html
I hope this is what you were looking for
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THank you Loca4Christ! That was wonderfull.
Anybody know where St. Mose…
[quote author=He Wept link=topic=5734.msg78287#msg78287 date=1192330090]
My prayers are with you hailemikael. May God streghthen you.
Do not forget, the Lord is with you at all times. The Lord said vengeance is mine. which means he will punish thos…
[quote author=jydeacon link=topic=5817.msg78078#msg78078 date=1191894330]
No dancing is not a sin, its the way you dance that can cause others to sin therefore making you sin, if you are dancing dirty then you are provoking lustful thoughts in other…
[quote author=Stavro link=topic=5582.msg77988#msg77988 date=1191649155]
If you aren't, then you shouldn't be married with Holy Matrimony with all the order and precision. It's very strict, I believe.
The Coptic Orthodox Church rule is:
Previou…