4. To Mozes, my child cannot just 'turn out to be gay', as Father Peter said: there are temptations which we all face, and there are actions which we ourselves choose. If my child felt that he was sexually/emotionally attracted to the same sex I wou…
1. I make a big distinction between Church marriage and Civil marriage, I do not see any sanctity in civil marriage, it is what it is in my opinion, just a contract between two people... (in which case I don't see any reason why homosexuals should n…
[quote author=Mozes link=topic=8535.msg108047#msg108047 date=1259633499]
Godislove260:
I oppose to give rights to gay, simply because that is what God commands us to do.
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I don't know where God commands us to oppose giving gays rights!!!…
[quote author=Mozes link=topic=8535.msg108009#msg108009 date=1259461115]
Giving rights to Gay is ,it seems to me, tantamount to giving Satan the right of parole after he spent time in Hell.
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It is sad to see that you would like to see gays …
I will not answer your question, but I want to say something..
there is a difference between thinking that gays should have equal human rights (as yes, they happen to be human!)
and thinking that women should have the right to kill their infants, t…
Ok, your motivation should not be your fear of going to hell, it should be your love for God. We are called to be sons and daughters of God and NOT SLAVES who merely do what they are asked because they are afraid of punishment!!!!!
I understand very…
Roots are deep when it comes to this problem, in the 70's and 80's many Egyptians went to KSA to work for a couple of years until they made enough money to make a decent living and then came back to Egypt. Of course, after having lived there for yea…
Also as I dt have time for lengthy discussions, I shall leave it at that for the time being..
I think I said what I wanted to say and shed light on the issue from another side!
I am afraid we are not talking about the same thing...
I'm not talking about gays being granted the right to have a certain 'form' of marriage, namely civil unions, I'm talking about them getting the right to get a civil marriage!
Also, I do not ag…
Also just a note, if you noticed I always said 'divine law' (singular) for as we believe there to be only One God, thus there can only be one divine law, one divine justice, one divine understanding of right and wrong...
But even here, humans have m…
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Godislove260, I do not know the details of your older post on this matter as I can not find it. I appreciate if you could post the link to the thread. When you say,that "Marria…
The term 'marriage' is used by the state to point at the civil contract between two people... The state does recognize that contract and refers to it as a marriage, if the couple should wish to get married at church after that, they are free to, but…
QT, I thought my post was clear, marriage as a sacrament is something, but the term 'marriage' is also used for a civil contract which gives 2 people rights and duties toward eachother (and has fiscal, financial, economical and social implications)
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I couldn't stop myself from posting, I don't understand why same-sex CIVIL marriage is such a huge problem, when American law allows anyone to own guns (I know there must be some kind of regulation) but the accidents we hear about suggest that the r…
Ya sa2e7 leleqaa2 Yasou3
la yehemak 3atash wala gou3
ta3amak khobz el 7ayah
we yerweek maa2 el yanbou3
ya sa2e7 otrok ma faat
weslok fee eltariq bethabaat
wen kan fee eltariq alamaat
ozkor man fi 7obbak maat
el bouq yedrab ba3d qaleel
belfara7 w…
IloveJesus, are you sure the information you stated is correct? 'when muslims used to kidnap coptic children to force them to be muslim' ???? (note that tattoos can be burnt out anyway)
according to my source it was when people still didn't have an…
Also, I have learned that in other Orthodox churches not all priests are allowed to take confessions, it is considered a blessing only some are able to bear. However, in the Coptic Orthodox church, as far as I know, all priests are allowed to perfor…
Thank you father for your post, it summarizes a lot and is written in a very understandable and clear manner, but some questions remain:
Why were we born with the curse that was the result of Adam's sin?
Why don't we all get the chance/choice to r…
Just a note:
We cannot, and should not justify our sins by the actions of others...i.e.:
'I had lustful thoughts, but it's all because she/he was wearing this or that'
We are responsible for our own actions.
During the fast, I can't demand of th…
You should not believe everything you read on in the internet...
There is discrimination against Copts in Egypt, but not all, and not always
(and persecution is a very strong word that might not be fitting here..)
Copts are not all holy victims …