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I personally do not find any harm in visiting any of the orthodox churches who are in communion with us but have different rites, such as the Syrian, Ethiopian, Eritrian, Indian or Armenian church, for all of them are as Apostolic as we are, Orthodo…
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Severus: God forbid that we use Protestant hymns! That would ruin our church, in my honest opinion. It does ruin the Church, but it is a late cry, for Protestant songs and hymns are already in full circulation in the Coptic Orthodox Church. They h…
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Difference between worldly and Christian monasticism The Late Bishop Gregorius, the Bishop of Research and Coptic Studies (1919-2001) For mankind to get in touch with the power of God that elevates him spiritually, he has to prepare a channel th…
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There is always the choice to "not vote", which should be exercised in my opinion when both parties support policies that oppress the poor and needy and are corrupt on one side (Republican), while the other side supports homosexual lifestyle, aborti…
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Wisdom and simplicity of mind Quote attributed to the late Abona Abd El-Messih the Ethiopian from Baramous monastery "Simplicity of mind without wisdom is stupidity, wisdom without simplicity is satanic". (from a series of sermons by Abona Armi…
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There are no complications around Jabez in the Coptic Orthodox Church. His prayer has been taken out of context by the modern "prosperity bible" so-called evangelists that concentrates on the earthly carnal life and the "be all you can be" capital…
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Orthodoxinfo website and the youtube videos are wrong in their conclusion that the Chalcedonian church has any part in the Apostolic Tradition, something that was denied to them since they fell into Nestorianism in Chalcedon by the mouth of Diosco…
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Of course, St. Cyprian did not have to deal with a situation where three Churches, all with a claim to part of the common patristic inheritance, would claim it all for more than a millennium and a half; that is our task - if we can embrace it. St. C…
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As a rule, not every spiritual teaching has to be explicitely stated as a separate verse in the Bible to be accepted. It can be deducted from the context and from the spirit of the Bible. Being worthy for partaking in the Body and Blood can be exp…
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While I agree with you here, surely you realize that the Catholics believe the same thing. They do have Apostolic succession just as the Orthodox do, and they are 'derived' (for lack of a better word) from the One Apostolic Church of God. That bei…
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Calvin's logic essentially flows from God's omnipotence. The word "logic" is the foundation for all heresies. The faith does not contradict logic nor common sense, but it cannot be derived from logical arguments. The faith is revealed by Christ, del…
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A problem with the stand of the Coptic Church against Mad Max is the focus and the concentration on the "married" bishop issue, a stand that is not particularly wise as it defers the attention from Max Michel's many theological errors and his schism…
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what ever Sadat did was his own choise. those islamic groups where the ones who killed him, as some ppl believe. what he ment to do is to take those ppl and make out of them true ppl under his power.0 We do not believe islamic group killed Saddat, …
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Assuming this is true: I would not be happy about it nor do i think it is funny. Adel Imam has indeed been very open minded in his movies but when he attacked the fundamentalist in the Islamic religion, he was attacking a real and present danger t…
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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: Previous relations that involved intercourse have to be disclosed to the spouse…
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The Greek Pope and H.H. were trying to figure out if Orthodox bishops ordained him because if he was ordained, then truly he would be an Orthodox bishop. As a matter of principle: Each bishop or synod has jurisdiction over a certain well defined a…
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Muhamed's grandfather, Abd EL-Mutaleb, is considered among the Hanafite sect that were monotheists, worshipping the God of Abraham. Muhamed was probably born in the same religion like his uncles and was influenced by the Ibonites practices and later…
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But as I see it many deacons are talking and not everyone is attentive. True, and sad. Not to generalize, as I am familiar only with 12 -13 local churches, but there is a culture of disrespect and chaos in the liturgies in many of the churches in N…
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In the end the mother didn't listen, she was afraid that her husband may find out that she baptized the boy in secret. Even the deacon who was standing next to abouna was saying "what's the big deal, let them do whatever they want". El mohem, a sho…
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[quote author=sleepymusician link=topic=4601.msg63234#msg63234 date=1163473741] Joshua Harris isn't setting a moral code or a set of rules for us, all he's doing is telling us from his experiences why dating is bad and he uses examples and biblical …
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Is it because the Church along its 2000 yrs history never produced a book on purity or even taught on it that we have to refer to the heathen and the heretics to teach us on how to conduct ourselves ? Joshua Harris and co. will never be able to pr…
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To cut a long story even shorter, Chalcedonians were Nestorians between 451 a.d. and 553 a.d., for they accepted a heretical Tome of Leo of Rome, which is nothing but pure blasphemy, accepted an open heretic like Theodret as a member in the council …
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No need for any apology because there was no offense taken. Islam that is portrayed in the West has nothing to do with the Islam that has been developed, practiced and spread throughout the World since the 7th century. Every now and then the true …
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I'm not exactly sure I interpreted what you are saying correctly, but if I did, WHAt are you talking about???? I was sarcastic and pointing to the irony of killing a nun in protest of being labeled violent, and being violent to deny the nature of vi…
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I did not understand the Bishop of Rome's statement as an apology. He regrets that the muslims are offended, yet I do not think he retracted or offered a different view nor should it be understood in that way. H.H. Pope Shenouda never talks about …
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1. We all are saved by the grace of our Lord. Sacraments and faith (good works are natural for those, who really believe) are the ways, that we participate in Lord's grace. For salvations there must be faith, that expresses in good works and in reci…
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Sometimes the father of confession takes elementary steps to educate his son or daughter in confession about spiritual matters using very simple examples and exercises to get the message across. Among them, to teach them about the great value of com…
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While the kidnap of the two israeli soldiers partly triggered the invasion it is clear that the plans to invade must have been made a while ago. This is obvious because the invasion has been so extensive etc. Furthermore, the war has been recieved …
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I am not supporting either party, but I am a realistic person. We are discussing a certain incident which led to a massice destruction of Lebanon, away from the other Israeli actions that are never supported by me.