Hi Martha
Thank you for your feedback. I agree not all Priests are equal. I met with an Armenian Orthodox priest today and he was very inviting, had (it seems ) more experience with converts than my bf's current priest, and answered all of my quest…
I'm Jewish looking in to possibly converting to orthodoxy and in the old testament (I know we are much more an eye for an eye than turn the other cheek), there are a number of verses about fighting injustice and standing up for those that cannot sta…
I have continued looking into orthodoxy and am meeting with an Armenian Orthodox priest and going to Divine Liturgy with an acquaintance that attends that OO church, when I get back from vacation. (I am trying to avoid the Coptic priest near my home…
EO actually will let you marry someone who is not EO as long as they agree to be married in the church, agree to raise kids EO, and the non EO person is a Christian that was baptized in the name of the Trinity. That I understand. I also agree that …
But isn't that a decision that they and God should be making and if they still decide to proceed in a marriage bound by God the church accept it? I understand not encouraging it, but again if you have two Christians that feel bound to each other and…
Haha no, i know 75 hours is not a lot. I've just started looking into conversion, but for me to only have an issue with two things in that research I think shows I already agree with most of the teachings. I was never told icons were required in the…
I understand that you venerate Saints and do not worship them and that icons are like photos of people you love that help you remember them and give you examples of godly lives to emulate connecting you to God. I don't have a problem with others doi…
I find this very interesting. I guess we have a more old school Abouna since he seems to be very against the idea of conversion related to marriage. I am finding the religion fascinating, my two main issues have been
1. Not allowing marriage to ot…
Thank you for the advice. I likely will go and visit a liturgy at one of the few Coptic Churches in the area. I probably will avoid my bf's home church at first to not cause any issues.
Thank you. Do you guys go to parishes that have a few converts? Is your parish pretty culturally mixed (well for being a Coptic Orthodox Church)
I would not convert unless I agreed with it. So far the majority of it matches how I grew up for the m…