Sigh, is this gonna be one of those threads that gets out of hand and the moderator has to close it?
God bless you Rubina maana and may God guide you in the search for the true faith -- and may God guide us all in this controversial issue.
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One time during the mass where you hold the cross in the air and microphone to your mouth and say ensofia, a deacon in our church held the microphone in the air and cross to…
In my social psych class we learned that relationships based on companionate love (intimacy + commitment, but no passion) last much longer than those based on passion, which dies out very fast.
According to the wiki entry:
"This type of love [compa…
Father, you are completely correct, and in your warnings about saying that all beliefs are okay. Everything explaining the dangers, is important and I agree with. My problem is with statements like
"What I can say with absolute certainty is that pr…
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Can we please stop criticizing the protestant church... take the plank out of your eyes first. Lets focus on ourselves and not on the protestant church. We should let …
According to the wikipedia entry of "Hail Mary" :
Theotokos Virgin, rejoice, (or: Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos)
Mary full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
for thou hast borne Chr…
GodLovesMe.91, If you were born in 91, give it some time. There is no need to rush things. Stay close friends, but wait for God's will to become revealed when the time is right.
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how will people in egypt see this if they have no internet to get on tasbeha.org? lol
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Oh, you can just email them to let them know. Or take the next flight. l…
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I remember the first time that I heard about how protestants view us, I was very surprised. especially since we view them as a sub-christianity...
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Sigh, this mak…
Cool!
Lol Mina, the second video on the link ("Prayer service for Egyptians in Jersey City") is so funny when he is talking about all the fear and sadness in the people in the church and then he shows the scene inside the church and no one is there…
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Cyril, $700 CAD is about $698.944 USD. I would recommend Dell Vostro for small business because they're very durable designed for prolonged use. They're starting $349 …
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My brother Dzheremi
PRotestants are christians are they not?? or would you judge them an…
Isn't there a Saint (Makarious I think) who was looking for anyone righteous in the world and was finally shown two mothers who were very poor and who took care of the other mother's child when it cried. Saint Makarious realized how blessed those t…
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I had two similar situations. They hurt me a lot. You really can't do anything but apol…
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My question is, "Who said it was a sin?" It is normal human behavior. Sexual desire is normal. Young men (and some young women) have particularly strong sexual drives;…
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Servant33,
Why would we technically supposedly fast tomorrow?
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I think he's asking because …
An Abouna answers this exact question in the first 5 minutes of this sermon:
http://www.stmaryscopticorthodox.ca/content/sermons/frathanasius/spirituality/3chastity.mp3
(in short he explains how this love is meant to help us understand Christ's lov…
Personally, I would stay away. Joining a Sorority or Frat will lead down a bad road. There are good opportunities to network, get involved, and make friends in other ways. Why not join other clubs, or a campus ministry, like Agape or Intervarsity Ch…
I'm sure God will open up many doors for you to glorify Him through your talent.
My church always needs new stitched cases to put Saint relics in. Maybe something like that
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Honestly, if there was a muslim convert, he wouldn't be anywhere near his parents. Even his own family will try to kill him. That is how stupid and idiotic this stupid relig…