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Clay, a new identity would not exactly be 'Orthodox', right? ;) Like I said, the best way is just to introduce Coptic as part of curriculum. It is what differentiates us.
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Nobody said that knowing Coptic was essential to salvation, we were just saying that it is essential to keeping our identity as Coptic Orthodox Christians.
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Stavro, your post was excellent. The part about the youth meetings was spot-on - and it will be noted with one of Orthodox11's points in a short while. which will bring up a question. However, if you could just expound on two certain points, that wo…
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I personally was born in America - missed being born in Egypt by 2 months! I dislike the environment that America has created for itself. Everything seems based on promiscuity. Everywhere you look, you can see references to alcohol, drugs, smoking,…
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We should try to revive the language clay. If we can just get the youth interested in it, we would be doing a great thing to preserve our identities as Copts.
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You know ilovesaintmark, I actually introduce myself as Coptic also :) I agree with the breaking away from Arabism, but that really is a HUGE step - it would be far easier to break away from English, on which I share the same view as you with regar…
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The best solution to this widespread issue is making the Coptic language familiar to us. Even if it is not our main language is day-to-day conversation, we can still use it alot - think of the Psalmodies, Liturgies, and all the other services that w…
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God forbid that we use Protestant hymns! That would ruin our church, in my honest opinion. We need to promote the revival of Coptic and begin to teach first a select group of individuals, who would then go on to teach a congregation at a church. One…
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Thanks so much! GBU :)
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Personally, I think a revive in Coptic is badly needed. Why? If we abandon the Coptic language, then what makes us 'Coptic Orthodox'? Yes, we would say out history, traditions, and so forth. But if we lose our language, personally, it would make us.…
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Indeed, why does it matter? We go to our church and they to theirs. Do not get involved with these differences; instead, strengthen your knowledge on our church instead.
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Correct...we condemned the fourth council. My bad :) But what about the Secod Council of Ephesus?
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Eastern Catholics share a basically all of the Roman Catholic Church's beliefs... I suggest you read a book called 'The Strory of the Copts'. This will show what makes our church unique. Basically, the EO accept an extra 4 Ecumenical Councils. We …
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Hey mike, probably you should edit out that last part, to not be so up-close about it. Let's not make him remember that part: let us just focus on him returning to the light, God willing. The prayers and intercessions of all the saints be with you …
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Please get with your FOC...that is the best help you will find!
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Look up Greek letters and what they sound like in English, and then you will be able to see where I am coming from.
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Well, the Greek version, [coptic] Cenou;iou [/coptic] would roughly be 'Cenothio'. Obviously, this is not the name 'Shenoute' that we know...
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Abba Antonius - the father of monks. He was brutally attacked by demented lions and other wild animals, yet through his prayers, he was able to endure. I have many more favorites, but this is all that I feel like typing up :)
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OK, I see. So, the title Mother of God is enough. Thanks for that :)
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Of course they beleive the same...but they are blind! Look at how they have lost their traditions...the other day, one of the big leaders of the Church was calling for a huge reform of the whole Church. They want perpetual change - why? God does not…
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Would anyone else agree if I said that the Pope of Rome just can't seem to stop criticizing others' faith? It's simple history that Orthodoxy is the real Church; this is undisputable. It's hard to put into words what should happen...but they shoul…
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Through the intercessions of the Holy Theotokos St. Mary, Abba Antony the Great, St. Mark the Evangelist, David the Psalmist, and the host of all the heavenly saints, my prayers are with you.
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Indeed, predestination is not a very acceptable doctrine. If God is the Pantocrator, the creator of all, how can he decide the fate of individuals without giving them even a chance? His will is for all of us to be with Him. We must earn such grace t…
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Bishops have to come from monasteries anyway. You can't have a married monk, therefore, you can't have a married bishop.
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I see. Thanks for clarifying that for me guys. Pray for me.
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Our Lord was both man and God. His body was in divinity and his divinity in his body (I just made this up to illustrate the point: correct me if this is a heretical statement). When we take the Holy Communion, are we not taking his Body? Therefore, …
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Monks in a St. Shenouda monastery, for example, go out and do public service. Monks in a Pakhomian monastery have a cenobitic routine.
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OK Kefac, thanks for that. I definetly did not mean any disrespect...this comment took me by surprise... As for reading comprehension...I wasn't able to connect your arguments; forgive me for that. Anyway, it seems that you and I strongly disagre…
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What does this series entail?
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Tell him that they call The Holy Vrigin Mary their 'sister'. Tell him that they don't believe in the intercessions of our patron saints, and that they believe everyone is a saint. Tell him they don't know the right way about the Trinity. Tell him th…