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  • It looks like the domain registration for coptickid.com expired and was snapped up by another organisation. I did however locate an archive of the actual Coptic Kids web site: http://web.archive.org/web/20060824043235/http://coptickid.com/
  • The Anglican Communion have their own distinctive liturgical chant which is known as "Anglican Chant". The Psalms and Canticles are commonly chanted during Evensong (Evening Prayer), a service that is part of the Anglican Divine Office and similar t…
  • [quote author=kerestina link=board=11;threadid=4911;start=0#msg66506 date=1169543930] And I do believe that if a young women is not being supported satisfactory by her family or the father that she shud have the option of abortion whether its legit …
  • The Didache (teachings of the 12 Holy Apostles) explicity forbids the abortion of unborn children, amongst many things. Whilst the Didache might not be exactly what you were thinking of, I think you will find it is a comprehensive guide of what th…
  • [quote author=bentBABAyasooa` link=board=4;threadid=4872;start=0#msg66137 date=1168839104] However, Catholic Churchs make things fit the way they want it to fit, not the way it is supposed to be. Like Sex, dating, divorce..... etc..... [/quote] Off…
  • [quote author=bentBABAyasooa` link=board=4;threadid=4872;start=0#msg66137 date=1168839104] I honestly haven't heard of any miracles happening in Catholic chruchs! If you have something to share with refrence, Please share it, I would love to hear an…
  • [quote author=vassilios link=board=4;threadid=4872;start=0#msg66042 date=1168563057] Other than that, why would someone chose Orthodoxy over Catholicism??? [/quote] Doctrinal issues would be one very important reason. There are many similarities …
  • [quote author=vassilios link=board=4;threadid=4872;start=0#msg66088 date=1168722257] You see the dilema: If someone is now choosing whether to be catholic or orthodox, and they don't speak arabic ONE BIT, no matter how faithful and true the Coptic C…
  • The Catholic Church does administer the oil of chrism immediately after baptism. However as Orthodox11 has already mentioned, the (Western) Catholic Church defers the sacrament of chrism for when the child is old enough to understand the meaning of …
  • Being born and raised a Christian, I can’t speak from a non-Christian perspective on this topic, but I would like to comment as Christian who has been inquiring into the Orthodox faith for quite some time. I want to focus on one important aspect o…
  • [quote author=Kristina123 link=board=12;threadid=4484;start=0#msg65701 date=1167641468] im ***uming thurible means same as censor? [/quote] You are correct. Thurible and censer can mean the same thing. :)
  • [quote author=mikeforjesus link=board=1;threadid=4828;start=0#msg65703 date=1167643050] Did Jesus ever question whether He was God or not? [/quote] I believe Christ never doubted he was God. Even as a young child, Christ knew who His Father was an…
  • Godly_livin, it sounds like your teacher is in disagreement with official Catholic teaching. Pope Pius XII, in his Encyclical "Humani Generis", rejected polygenism (the theory that humanity descended from more than one couple) and reaffirmed the C…
  • Here is a black and white photo of a wedding with a thurible in use. The photo is archived by the State Library of Victoria in Australia: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/cphotography/0/0/0/doc/cp000352.shtml This photo appears to be a close up of the pr…
  • The Gregorian Calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII of the Catholic Church in 1582. To account for the inaccuracies of the old Julian calendar that was in use at the time, ten days were skipped in the month of October in 1582. The Gregorian C…