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IamHoly, Ultimately, the Coptic Orthodox Church will NOT baptise anyone for the sake of marriage. Hence, they will have to be Coptic Orthodox for the sake of Orthodoxy. Therefore, the sooner they can grasp the above points I mentioned, the easier/fa…
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Hi Meanz: Can you give me the link?? Thanks bro
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OK - Here's your answer:1. For Protestants:They will enjoy the fact that we don't believe in purgatory, nor do we believe in the Immaculate Conception Dogma - however, if a protestant can understand, or get their heads around the following points, t…
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This is the late Fr. Arsenios Aziz Serry ?? From Canada?
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Thanks Mina for posting the link.Im glad there are many on here upset about the Church being used for such events. I too would prefer to keep the Church untainted from any political activity, nor make it a forum for any political message. The Church…
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Thanks Ioannes for sharing your insight. But I'm talking about the following situation: I go to a Church where there are many young people. Whether they go to Church for God or not is none of my business, but they just cause so much trouble. They a…
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I'm just curious, but if we do not subscribe to the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, then why does our Church still organise retreats to Lourdes (France) - the pilgrim site where St Mary apparently appeared to Bernadette to tell her that she is t…
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Wow mabsoota! Small world. What I loved about St Andrews was the youth meetings with Fr Chrysostom. I really really wish I had recorded this stuff. You will love our patristic heritage when you attend these Churches, they always quote from our sain…
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The priest there is Fr Chrysostom. He's a living saint. I would recommend that you go there, even if you could fit in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Its an awesome Church, with remarkable sermons. Nothing compares to the sermons you'll hear from Fr Ch…
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I know the Greek Orthodox Church VERY well in the UK. The best one is St Andrews Parish near Camden Town. Its amazing. Its a very beautiful atmosphere. May I just ask what is your problem with the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK? Its not such a ba…
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Guys, I love the story of the 2 priests... but rushing through hymns, and the Agpeya is just POINTLESS. No one scoffs down food - you either eat it properly or don't eat... just swallowing food without chewing it, assimilating it causes more problem…
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And if someone was dying or the roof was crumbling, then i too would rush, but to rush it for Sunday School??? are you kidding me?
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Ioannes, God bless you for your desire to be in Church and in a House of Prayer. its sad really to see Egyptians behave this way. The same deacon was complaining about how Copts go to Protestant churches and leave the Coptic Church, and i think he i…
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Well, I definitely would agree that a woman is blessed if she is not hairy!!
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Hello Damooster, Did you ask your wife why she is against this? Does she know that we are apostolic , like the Catholic Church? One thing you can do, even if you are far from a Coptic Church, is to engage in the following: a) Praying from the Ag…
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Dear Ionnes, Thanks for your feedback. I'm just curious, what exactly do you think I should do? or should have done? For me, I'm blessed right now as I go to a Church that is quite small, cosy and very organised. I pray, I eat a few sandwiches, and …
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Hi Aschaur,Don't forget that ontop of all that, you have the charismatic movement that is also trying to define the Church's identity. You also have communities that promote gay marriages. My 2 cents is this:The Catholic Church isn't so bad. It depe…
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I agree with Ionnes on this. I think he's given an excellent response. I hope Gabe reads it. I just heard the recording. I know many gays who are Christian. They abstain from homosexual activities and are celibate. I'm sure God will reward them wi…
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Hi, I'm just curious, but if the Coptic Church is only 1 hour away, why not just do the wedding there? We have a tremendous amount of affection towards the Catholic Church; but yes, there are things that may make people return to Orthodoxy. I thin…
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Lady, how is this an insult? its a fact: the worst period of my life has been in a coptic church with coptic people. that's a fact. anyway, the point was that being lonely and coptic doesn't really help: it adds to the problem.
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Sir, The WORST period of my life was in the Coptic Church and with Coptic Christians. Why do you think its an extreme? Mnc, Pray for Christian friends.. don't limit yourself to the Coptic Church.
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Hi Mnc, Well, I too used to suffer from lonliness when I was in my youth. My options were either being alone, or having friends who abused me, or friends who liked me, but encouraged me to live in sin. Hence I found myself alone.I then prayed for go…
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Dear Remnkemi, You are very insightful to know these bylaws; but why do you correlate a Pope with a President in terms both of them requiring to be of the same nationality? We have Bishops now like Anba Angaelos who hold UK passports. I'm not even …
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Joe, This is a Coptic orthodox forum. 'Theresa' has all the right, like anyone to ask questions, but if you read carefully her text, she is clearly blaming God for this marriage and using it to justify divorce. Unless such behavior is answered …
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Joekeliny,Please be respectful to everyone's opinion. For you, it maybe nonsense, but everyone has a right to their opinion. From my side, I see Theresa's opinion looking to justify divorce and blaming God for it.I hate that. You have your opinion, …
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Theresa, I really dislike your post. I hate it even. You start off by making us feel sorry for this young man: An Egyptian orthodox family with an only son , father passed away few years back his mother was worried her son was going to be alone when…
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Guys, You are talking about TWO different things here. Forced marriages and Arranged marriages. Forced marriages are wrong. I see no benefit in them.Arranged Marriages have some benefits. Ultimately, Joekeliny, your wife is NOT responsible for your…
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Guys,What kind of arranged marriages are you all talking about? I thought they do that stuff in India where you only see the bride on the day you get married. Even if that's the case, so what?? Its not so bad. There are advantages to that kind of ma…
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Mina, When I say there are benefits of arranged marriages, there are. If you do not see them, then too bad. I'm not saying I agree to arranged marriages, but there are benefits to it.I know people who married as a love story and now they are divorce…
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Friends, There are real benefits to arranged marriages and each person has to look back and remind them what they gained with this system of marriage and stop complaining.For goodness sake, God gives you a partner and you should be thankful. Period.…