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This is one of the links from El-Wafd magazine. El-Wafd is the magazine of El-Wafd political party. It is in arabic, unfortunately. http://www.alwafd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16583 It just details what epiphania s…
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It seems that the military committee, after consultation with the kids who were in Tahrir square, has taken active steps to write a new constitution for Egypt. News about the constitutional committee members confirm the appointment of Tarek EL-Beshr…
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Dear Zoxsasi, nothing changed. Allow me to comment on your posts. The output has to relate to the input, somehow, unless supernatural forces enter the game. There has to be a flow of events that is coherent and not amputated from reality and from…
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I don't trust any "revolution" in any Muslim-majority country. Sooner or later, they turn rotten. Even if they start secular/nationalist, they always give way to Islam, because the majority (Muslims) think it is in their interest, and the interest o…
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El Baradei, in all wisdom, said the following: The Muslim Brotherhood has nothing to do with the Iranian movement, has nothing to do with extremism as we have seen it in Afghanistan and other places He is either paid or stupid. Copts should not …
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Dear All, allow me to build on some of your arguments and offer a somewhat alternative political view. The next president of Egypt needs to be a friend of the United States of America. ..... to protect their interests and act as their secretary,…
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Overturning Mubarak's regime is disastrous for the Copts. The only power who are organized and who practically own every aspect of Egyptian life are the Islamic Brotherhood. Organized, financed by oil money from Iran and Saudi Arabia, ideological an…
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Zoxsasi, I have NEVER discussed this issue with user STAVRO - EVER. I've never discussed with him Bishop Boulous. NEVER. I don't think this user even knows me. You are right. I am sorry if quoting from your post made it look arranged. When glancing…
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Stavro undermines the Hierarchy of the church and makes it seem that any laymen who is charismatic and a money making machine should be ordained He should NOT be ordained. The fact that they got ordained cannot be blamed on me, I suppose. I did not …
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Ummm....so we should start getting protestant in church because they make money.... ok you've convinced me! Yeah everyone lets go burn our 'service of the deacon' books! The protestants are making money! Yea, lets go clap and sing in the streets!! O…
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The translation of Orthodoxy according to the African culture. So, in Africa, the people pray whilst clapping hands, they use guitars and drums IN the Coptic Church. The Bishop there is quite charismatic. He's a brilliant man. Really. but he forget…
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The only use of any musical instrument in the church is to provide rythem and synchronize the performance. I think it is acceptable to use the cymbals or triangle or a guitar as long as it will provide this function and it is not meant to enjoy the …
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Is this documented somewhere? Which monks have put forward this idea?
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The Orthodox Church does not consider the book of Enoch as part of its canon of scripture and has never considered it to be inspired. Actually, the church does. The Ethiopian church, which is as orthodox as we are, accepts the book. The Coptic Churc…
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Dear Father Peter, you are right. I wish you and yours the best.
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Priest Peter, do what you see fit as far as moderating goes. What you consider abuse is just the truth that is hard to be dealt with by an excumenist. I reject heresy and heretics, following the steps of the Fathers. Your posts are unfortunately…
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Dear Priest Peter, I am not aggressive and please refrain from turning the discussion into a personal debate by taking the liberty of labeling others. I am not politically correct and do not intend to be such, which does not go well with people w…
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Hi Stavro, Agree totally but I think its unfair to censure the Chalcedonians exclusively for this since we've also inserted Constantine's name into the hagiography of our church. If we universally never cared about appeasing political interests hi…
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Of all heretical groups (Byzantine, Roman, Protestant), all of them the off-spring of Chalcedon, the Romans have the least influence on our church and their theology or dogmas have been pushed aside everytime they tried to introduce them. The probl…
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Both positions regarding the liturgical books are worthy of consideration. Indeed, the faith is defined foremost in the liturgy and in praises and it is the ultimate reference, yet that requires more diligence in review of the practices and praises …
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My brother Anba Bola, I believe that our faith is either completely alike to that of the Eastern, or very close to it, and I'm not unwarranted in this either. What I, you or the Pope think does not matter. What matters is what the Fathers thought …
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PopeKyrillos, Stavro, I think it is because of the fact that today, there are over 30,000 branches of churches who declare themselves Christians, that we try to squeeze anything Orthodox out of them as you say. We shouldn't though. We should proclai…
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Both are truly Orthodox. Are they? It seems quite strange that Dioscoros, Severus, Timothy and all the prominent saints who head the congregation of saints and intercessions did not see it this way. They, unlike us, saw that the Chalcedonians are he…
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Peace, I have to say that while I admire many things of Fr. Messeh There is nothing to admire about the man. His popularity among the youth reveals how shallow the youth are. We cannot blame the youth, for they are longing for any spiritual food,…
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Would you be surpised to know that John Paul II does not think too much about the blood of Christ or the salvation by His precious blood? Would it surprise you if you know that he considers Jesus, Mohamed, Budda, and whoever else on the same level?…
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The problem is by far more dangerous than a kid listening to Joyce Meyer or Benny Henn or Billy Graham, it is a matter of approach to the faith that totally neglects the sacraments and just considers the faith as an emotional ride and a "prosperity"…
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El-Masry El-Youm is usually not trust worthy, but it seems that there is some truth to this matter. Why is everybody surprised though ? Pope Shenouda has been through banishment and ill treatment before, and so do all the saints. The prince of the…
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[quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=6259.msg82660#msg82660 date=1203634302] i'm almost 100% sure you can't get be baptised as a coptic because you're divorced. And like His Servant said, you shouldn't convert just because you want to get married. …
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We know that Genesis is not literal, but metaphorical We know that ? Genesis can be interpreted symbolically and literally, depending on the verse, and sometimes both. It is not much different than the rest of the Bible in that regard, but the rea…
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However, how can we approach this in this new 'open-minded' society? We are called 'closed-minded', and it is made to be an insult. What are we to do? This is not a new "insult" piled against the Church or the Faith. They told the great St. Paul th…