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The solution is for us, Orthodox, to adopt the kids to prevent their physical death that would result from their unfortunate conditions and to eliminate a chance of spiritual death by their eventual adoption by non-Orthodox families. We do not hav…
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[quote author=dzheremi link=topic=11593.msg140266#msg140266 date=1309117685] Not that I want to get involved in this argument at all, but I feel compelled to mention that none of the scholarly sources I've ever read support this idea that the non-Ch…
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And as if after Chalcedon, the non-chalcedonians didn't harm or masacre anyone? Lets not play the poor-me role. No, we NEVER harmed anyone. Do you have evidence to the contrary? Yes, the chalcedonians massacred way more people than the non-chalcedo…
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I do not understand what you complain about. I am against this unity for many reasons, but just considering the reality around us, anyone has to realize that unity is already established, but maybe not officially pronounced yet. Consider the fo…
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On a separate, yet more general, note: if claims are to be made in any thread, they should be substantiated by the collective understanding of our Church Fathers. Personal musings are just that and we must be careful not to present them as the belie…
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Fair enough. But what do you make of the quote from St. Cyril then? It seems to contradict this thought. I am not sure it contradicts my opinion. It offers another explanation and it is indeed avery valuable point of view as befitting St. Cyril. to …
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=11375.msg137420#msg137420 date=1304617853] + Irini nem ehmot, This is the first I've heard of two ascensions. Do you have any Patristic evidence of it occurring? The verse in Hebrews doesn't seem to prove it one way o…
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When Mary Magdalene reached out to touch Him, He didn't allow her. Why? Yet, Thomas was allowed to. Why? What changed? Mary Magdalene was not allowed to touch the Lord for a reason other than her gender. The reason is clear from the Lord's words …
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Imikhail, Stavro keeps defending Fr. Matta's teachings and challenged to show Fr. Matta's error and I did. Yet, he keeps on defending him. I wish that we did not reach that point. However, the truth must be said for the benefit of the readers. I do …
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LiD, thank you for your balanced post. Anba Bola, If what you write is true Stavro, then we can say that clearly HH Pope Shenouda has misunderstood Fr. Matta. Not every controversy should be blamed on misunderstanding. We find it an easy and dip…
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Imikhail, Be Echristos Aftonf. The Oriental Church, including the Coptoc Church, DOES NOT BELIEVE IN DEIFICATION OF MAN as ascribed by Fr. Matta El Meskeen in his books. The Orthodox Church, and I refer here to who you falsely label Oriental Churc…
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They strarted talking about divination or theosis citing Church Father, out of context I should say, to prove their point.They adopted a thought that is currently the Russian church is advocating and is contrary to the Oriental Churches as well as t…
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Stavros, unless you are a bishop, you do not have business interpreting the canons of the Church, since that is left solely to the Holy Synod of Bishops. [Moderated: I will not allow such language about the Eastern Orthodox, and especially not durin…
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Anba Moussa did not deny his intimate friendship with Selim EL-Awa in his very vaguely worded declaration, which was the reason for the initial surprise by many.
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Dear people, please, what do u think of what my friend said: "there is a priest so close to pope shenouda ,his name is (Matta Salip) he used to spend the money to build an islamic school for the quran! This "bold" step of establishing a national …
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I would like to remind you that the 2nd Article has been there since 1923. It also means that the ruler was imposing a Kaliphate, i.e. like any king he would rule till he dies, it is thus not too surprising to expect that presidents would stay in po…
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ILSM, it is true. The Pope and some bishops have opposed a change to the second article but wanted to add to theis article that divorce and marriage of non-muslims should be governed by their own laws. It is also true that Bishop Moussa has decla…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10823.msg131942#msg131942 date=1299185925] Stavro, If you think that I am soft on error then you have never done the basics of reading my posts or finding out my views on anything. That I disagreed with your p…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10823.msg131932#msg131932 date=1299181856] [Moderator: I deleted it because it was unnecessarily and personally offensive] [/quote] Thanks for taking the time to clarify. I do not think it was offensive. The …
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I posted a reply to the non-sense of lightening, but it does not appear in the thread. If a moderator has deleted it, I would appreciate a notification with a clarification.
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If we stop short of issuing an anathema against Protestantism as a whole, declaring them to be outside the grace of God and with no access to salvation, all this discussion is useless. Why do we care if Orthodox visit Protestant places, if it does…
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What will stop them? Nothing. They are in power through the military committee which seems to be sympathizing with their cause and it seems that the elections in September will be just a formal transfer of power. They are strongly supported by t…
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The problem has to be traced to its historical roots to get an appreciation of its magnitude. The truth is that the vast majority of all servants in Egypt and outside Egypt, of Egyptian roots, have been taught Protestantism as the truth and are feed…
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El-Dostor newspaper reported the names of one of the committees formed to represent the revolution in negotiating with the government. It contains 18 members, 14 of them of the brotherhood. It includes one christian lady, who is a "2 in 1" kind of d…
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All pictures of Ex-President Mubarak were taken down from public offices and places, and replaced in many places by the islamic shehada, if you guys know what it means.
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The union of writers has established a committee to represent her views on the revolution, made up of 73 members. The members were elected "freely". The majority of the members are associated with the brotherhood or more fanatical groups as reported…
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Yusuf El-Karadawy, the prominent sheikh of EL-Jazeera, living in Qatar, and the brotherhood leader, is going to lead the Friday prayer tomorrow in Tahrir square among the revolutionists, as reported by AL-Jazeera. As a show of solidarity, because…
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There has been no solidarity between egyptian people for 60 years now. Persecution of minority was carried by the majority, in the streets, in school, in commercial dealings, in universities, not necessarily by the government. The government found a…
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=10626.msg130148#msg130148 date=1297207495] BTW: Which Bp Macarious do you mean? The Eritrean? [/quote] Sorry brother. Did not take notice of your request until now. I referred to Bishop Macarious, the ge…
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Correction to my last post, last sentence: Never ever listen to western media outlets, including CNN. Another source from Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/15/egypt-committee-idUSLDE71E1F320110215 Within the article, it mentions th…