Yes, it is a serious rank. It just seems odd the Eastern Orthodox have more of them. I was thinking the reason behind that was because in their churches, the deacon (full rank) and archdeacons are needed in the liturgies and other church-related p…
Aside from any offenses being thrown around, I would like to make a correction to what Mark said earlier. The fact is, the church does not approve of cousin marriage per say, but due to unfortunate circumstances (i.e. Muslims forcing Copts into mar…
Hmm, what would keep me from marrying my cousin? Let's count the ways, shall we? I would have to first say genetics. I don't want to increase the chances of producing dysfunctions in my children. Second, for personal shame. Our forefathers prac…
Peace and love my fellow Egyptian brothers and sisters.
On this topic, I would like to say that I personally believe it is an incorrect practice that is no longer needed. In the past, due to Arab invasion and so forth, our forefathers resorted to …