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Some EO do have a problem with the Coptic Trisagion. I seem to remember reading about a riot in Constantinople when a patriarch introduced it. It does seem to leave the Father and the Holy Spirit out of the picture and would be a stumbling block to…
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[quote author=aidan link=topic=10193.msg125141#msg125141 date=1293019293] Whilst we are waiting for a reply re the German translation of HH Pope Shenouda's books make I refer to another thread namely the one about HH's book The Nature of Christ and …
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Whilst we are waiting for a reply re the German translation of HH Pope Shenouda's books make I refer to another thread namely the one about HH's book The Nature of Christ and the cancelled link to the web site with an article attacking it. Unusually…
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Dear Father I could pm this to you but I would like everyone's input if they have a view. What would be the grounds for changing to the Coptic Orthodox Church from another Apostolic church particularly the Chalcedonian variety. It seems our choic…
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Aidan likes what Truthsetsfree says! Beautifully summarised.
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So, Father, can I write to someone? Or take some sort of action? I don't know whether they are translated badly into French and German. Perhaps someone can answer this question. More to the point; what can I do?
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10193.msg124758#msg124758 date=1292517087] Thank you kalsam, it is always interesting to hear about the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. Aidan, most materials produced by the Coptic Orthodox Church in English seem…
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Dear Father I wish there was a standard, agreed translation of the scriptures. When I became Orthodox I used the HT monastery translation of the psalms and memorised a few of those except psalm 22(23) in the AV (KJV) which I learned as a small boy…
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There was an actor whose name I can't remember who recited St Mark's gospel on the London stage a few years ago so you had to pay to see him. I remember him saying how difficult it was but I don't know if he was a believer or whether a believer wo…
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I think biblical phraseology is not in use so much as when I was young but; Red sky at night.... Casting pearls before swine. (I once heard of a cynical schoolteacher say his job was casting fake pearls before real swine). The meek shall inherit …
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[quote/] Pope Pius IX, infallibly defined, ex cathedra: "The Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, and in view of the foreseen merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human…
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[quote author=Mozes link=topic=9966.msg122533#msg122533 date=1290384963] So many great posts in this thread. I am at a loss at how muslims think,that Jesus had fortold the coming of the prophet muhammed in the bible? I have no idea which verse in t…
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Friend Its possible what you say but Urdu or Punjabi or even Somali are likely to predominate linguistically, not Arabic. Also, after 1500 years 10% of Egypt's population are Christian. What went wrong with the wicked Muslims' masterplan there? Is…
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Stavro, three cheers for your robust defence of your church's historical position. Speaking as a member of a Chalcedonian church it seems to me that the non-Chalcedonians who believe that we adhere to the same faith should go ahead and accept the C…
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May I commend the high standards of discourse and explanation of the various posters. It occurred to me that we in Britain never had a vernacular liturgy during the time of the undivided church. The liturgy was always served in latin. In my church …
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[quote author=Michael Boutros link=topic=9905.msg121321#msg121321 date=1288066974] I think what Joseph is trying to say is that the Old English words such as "thee" and "thine" are a bit more formal and therefore more appropriate when referencing Go…
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Dear Father One last word from me. I agree that halal meat ought to be labelled as such to give people the opportunity not to buy it if they so desire. However, if supermarkets sold meat labelled 'Sacrificed to Satan' or if we knew of such, we mi…
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What is meant by offering a sacrifice to anything other than Allah is that which is slaughtered in the name of anything or anyone other than Allah. I don't really want to bang on about this but Muslims don't believe in sacrifice as we understand …
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Can I just say what a wonderful treasure you have in the Agpeya. I use it even though I am a member of the Russian Church and the Trisagion differs from ours. One thing I find it lacks(?), in EO prayer books there are VERY long prayers before commu…
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Dear Father As far as drawing a line in the sand against creeping islamification, abstaining from halal (and by a similar process of reasoning,I suggest, kosher) products is admirable. However,I was the head teacher in a private Muslim school duri…
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Dear Father, Bless 'For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us,to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from things offered to idols, from bloodfrom things strangled, and from sexual immorality.....' T…
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Can I ask Father Peter to explain ! Corinthians chapter 8 in the light of his earlier posts? It seems Saint Paul was concerned about weaker brethren rather than an absolute principle.
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Thank you, Fr Peter, for that. I hope I'm not wading in the wrong pool here but... St John Chrysostom said that we should invest our money in the bank of the poor to receive interest in heaven. He also said we should not discriminate between those…
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Father, Sorry to use this forum but I haven't heard from you whether I'm coming or not. Are wires crossed? Aidan
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Fr Peter Is there some way the project could be registered with the Charity Commission and then invite donations and form a fund raising committee? There are enough people who read your posts who would be delighted to help in whatever way possible,…
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Bless, Father I also noticed a deep, walk in font in a Catholic church in London. However, the priest who baptised my son seemed a bit stressed and only managed two 'pourings' on his head. I don't know whether the correct form is generally taken n…
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Some of you may like to read this lengthy talk by a Russian hierarch about Orthodox relations with Anglicans and protestants. http://dioceseofsourozh.squarespace.com/maineng/2010/9/9/address-by-metropolitan-hilarion-of-volokolamsk-to-the-annua.html
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[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=9749.msg119516#msg119516 date=1284772514] if you dont believe in one holy universal and apostolic church, then why do you recite the creed? [/quote] I couldn't agree more (with the question, that is). If you are a …
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[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=9749.msg119497#msg119497 date=1284743206] Ratzinger is a heretic and a protector of pedophiles and homosexuals just like Karol Józef Wojtyła. [/quote] Boy, that is some claim! Apart from all quotes from the books y…
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I know the Antiochan and (I believe) the Russian Church have missions in the Phillipines but not the Oriental Orthodox yet. (Perhaps you could start one)