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The whole problem began with the total lack of responsibility on the part of Hizballah, who operate for the Iranian and Syrian interests. The reason why there could be no peace in the Middle East is the existence of such groups like Hamas and Hizbal…
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I am surprised why Copts will side with either party in this conflict. It might be out of diplomacy but there is little to explain the provocation of Israel through a childish act by Hizbollah and their hiding among civilians to inflict casualities …
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To begin with the church will not excommunicate someone that marries a muslim. Excommunication in the church was and is always associated with the divinity of Jesus Christ and the heretical teachings associated with it. Not quite accurate. Any pers…
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There has been many ways of choosing the Pope in the Coptic Orthodox Church during it glorious 2000 years. The past two times the hand of God and the choice of people was combined to choose St. Pope Kyrillos and H.H. Pope Shenouda. It follows one of…
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Such articles are not worth commenting on, or even reading through them to the end, because they contain no facts or truth, just empty allegations that cannot be backed up. Such individuals have always existed, who find themselves in the schism and …
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- The expression split is not accurate from a Church point of view. There is only one Church that is defined by Communion and nothing else, there is only One Body of Christ and it cannot be split and there can only be one hierarchy in the Church tha…
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I believe the fact that the Lord was crucified on the Friday after the Thursday of the New Covenant is a historical fact that is undisputed and should not be a matter of speculation or revision. The glorified body of Christ is called that because …
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Before the Incarnation, the Logos did not have a body to begin with so that the believers can partake in it nor is Christ referring to an "eternal" body when he says that He is the bread of life. To speak about the Body and Blood of Christ, it refer…
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Anastasia, it is a great blessing to have you, a new convert, among us. Welcome and I wish you a great spiritual journey in the steps of Christ, our Lord and King and Savior, the Son of the Living God, to whom is glory forever.
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The ladies participate in tasbeha in any capacity except giving the blessings that are supposed to be given by the priest and not lead while there are deacons available. Chanting is definitely asked,not allowed, from girls and all the congregation…
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Allows it and in fact supports it. H.H. Pope Shenouda in an interview with an egyptian channel said that if the body will go to destruction after death, and is going to be consumed anyway, it would be better if itc onsumed for for saving the life of…
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Circumcision was the symbol of being inside the OT Church, the Jewish nation, and as such as symbol of Baptism in the NT. The Church teaches what St. Paul taught which is that circumcision now has no effect on the status of the person who is bapti…
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The movie got bad reviews in Cannes. Good. http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/17/da.vinci/index.html
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There is no standard for application of any ideology because it is relative, and not a God given command that follows orthodox boundaries based on an orthodox foundation. As such, there are variations in application of every ideology to suit the soc…
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[quote author=Bespetna link=board=12;threadid=3870;start=0#msg54553 date=1147401812] I don't think the church realy points to a type of goverment. But capitalism is they way it would probly go. [/quote] No. If any form of economy or social governmen…
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If you are a fair knowledge of the Arabic language, then I recommend : 1) "The story of the Coptic Church" by Iris Habib El-Masry 2) "The history of the Coptic Church" by His Reverend the Father Menasah Youhanna, who was quite a scholar in the beg…
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Eflogimenos. It is a hymn that shows a great deal of theology, soteriology, christology in its concise and few words as well as its beautiful tune that is very joyful and takes a very sharp serious turn at the end, switching to Coptic , the langua…
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One should be able to praise the Lord in the language he/she understands. Language and culture should never be an obstacle towards the faith, but it is the donkey Christ rides into Jerusalem to bring salvation to everybody who accepts the message. …
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We have to differentiate between Orthodoxy, as believed by the Copts, Syrians, Ethiopians, Eriterians, Indians and Armenians and their sister/daughter churches like the French and Bristish Orthodox Church, and between the expression "coptic religion…
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The tune with which the cantors of the Diaspora chant the third chapter of the book of lamentations of Jeremiah is very different from the way we used to sing it in Egypt, that is, in my local church in most churches in Giza and Cairo. The way it is…
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Also, I don't think that people should avoid reading it because of the things they hear that are written in it, and miss reading a really good book. If you actually research a lot of the things he writes in there, they're not 100% true. They are 0 %…
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Welcome AngloJohn, I pray that God may lead you to His Church. I found it most benefitting about 10 years ago to have "information interviews" with hierarchs, clergy and laymen who know about Orthodoxy to be able to determine the right faith. I wa…
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Dear Iqbal, hope you had a spiritual Pascha Week and a great Resurrection Feast. Sorry for my late reply. Sorry if i'm reading this incorrectly, but are you here declaring the present day EO and RC Churches to be Nestorian by virtue of their prese…