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Someone recently explained this issue to me. What he said was, a Diocesan Bishop is eligible for the Archdiocese of Alexandria, as long as he still keeps his current diocese [i.e. no switching dioceses, or 'uprgrading'.] This has happened in the p…
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Not sure of the modern-day significance regarding a priest's head-gear, but I ran into a page from an older book (can't recall the title), not too long that showed a photo of a 19th century priest wearing a turban and the underlying caption read som…
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Based on what the people I asked told me, smoking is wrong in the sense that it's harmful to the body.
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Well the Library was destroyed (and rebuilt) a couple of times, and I remember reading somewhere online that it was possibly destroyed by the Muslim invasion of Egypt. The point I was talking about actually came from a book that chronicled the live…
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Not an atrocity in the sense of human deaths, but I've read somewhere (and this a highly debatable subject, NOT a fact. Infact, many historians disagree with it because of the sparse evidence) that the destruction of the famous Library of Alexand…
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I've also heard of people fasting without oil here in the COC. I know for fact my grandmother and her older generation of friends, fast the "oil and salt fast" - where they don't use oil and don't spirnkle salt on their food.
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I've listened to a couple of lectures and read a couple of articles by HG. Although he certainly does try to engage the youth, NEVER have I ever heard him say something that seemed to be that liberal. If anything I found him to be promoting conser…
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Adding on to what dzheremi said: The whole "Copts hate and are ultra-harsh towards Protestants" stereotype is in fact false and misguided. If anything Orthodox Christians are usually disappointed that Protestants left, or stubbornly refuse to consi…
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I'm actually quite familiar with the church mentioned in that article. Their head minister's son is a family friend. On more than one occasion have I gone there, not for prayer meetings or anything but to visit the people themselves (they live in …
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A couple of relatives of mine in America, were telling me how whenever a Church was lacking funds for a certain project, a good way of raising the needed amounts would be by throwing a spiritual banquet dinner where bishops/clergy would be invited t…
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I've noticed on more than one occasion that most liberal Christians are more attracted to Jesus's direct teachings than the specific teachings of a certain church. I suppose if one present's Orthodoxy as being something along the lines of the "Unch…
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I've found personally and practically, that simply recalling my most embarrassing moments [not the funny ones either,] or my lowest points, more than enough to quell my ego. Specially the kind of situations that one usually avoids recalling, or cri…
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I remember hearing once a priest's take on something along the same lines. To crudely summarize what he said, fasting or breaking fast never depends on the laws of time, in the sense that only at 12:00am is one allowed to break his fast. Granted, …
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In the Arab world, the weekend is Friday and sometimes Saturday. As a result, most Christians attend Mass and 'Sunday' School on Friday. Sunday masses are held as per tradition, however Churches are usually empty in comparison to the Friday masses…
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Is there a reason why the Pope banned praying these liturgies?
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After checkign up on her, spend most of your visit distracting her from her situation. She probably spends a lot of time thinking about her condition as is, a break from taht would be nice.
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Your points are valid and many will agree with them, regardless if they want to admit it or not. Going to church in most communities is more often than not a social event, let alone going to a church full of immigrants, who bond to each other more …
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It most definitely is happening. I have personally witnessed this wth my own eyes. However to try to number them is kinda hard, specially since most Orthodox who start attending Evangelical services, will count themselves as both, or will regard t…
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Well the sources everyone was kind enough to offer state that the word "until" was actually intended. Sts. John and Jerome both maintain that it was used not to cause controversy about whether or not Mother Mary was a virgin, but to clarify and ens…
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Come to think of it, this tour coulda been associated with that fellow, Khemunt-Nu. It was called the "Know Your Roots Tour" and I'm almost certain that they toured all over Africa, including Ethiopia. The people there didn't really strike me as…
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I remember once running into a bunch of tourists who were having deep convos about the possible link between Christianity and Africa. Their leader who seemed well-read, kept stating how the origin of Christianity was from Nigeria and Kenya. He use…
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Well yes, of course we are, I couldn't agree more however, I was looking for historical information. I'm not really concerned with the salvation of these men, for that is God's job. I was just interested in finding out if we [like other churches] …
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well when i first noticed it, i figured Zachariah received the punishment do to his position as a man of God? but when i read it over a couple of times, i just couldn't comprehend they both asked how b/c it was physically impossible? the sarcasm t…
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I've actually heard that story as well, it's quite popular amongst the Copts, but nevertheless, it is what it is, a story, with no backing evidence.
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The Quran, is a book that was attempting to 'get the story right' as opposed to the Bible's "fallacies" [that Mohammed didn't approve of.] As a result one will find many similarities between the two, because one was copied from the other i.e. the v…
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Gregory, The main issue is the mosque, relative to historical tradition, would be a triumph marker for a victory of Islam over the Infidel. This is no different than other mosques in Asia Minor and the Middle East. They are commemorative for a gi…
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This is just my point of view, I honestly don't mean to offend anyone but... Ithink it SHOULD be built. As long as it doesn't affect our beliefs, then why would we object to people exercising their rights. America was never designated as a Christ…
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Granted it's a minor difference that isn't really theologically relevant, however, I heard we go from the left shoulder to the right shoulder, because it represents us going from a state sin to one of holiness [right]. Sorta reinforcing the concep…
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it highly varies depending on the defination you're looking for. i think faith is the total belief in the unknown mysteries related to God. Sorta like believing in things that sometimes can't be proven by science and are at some point or unknown. …
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Unfortunately people generalize things. Most Muslims will see this as an open attack by ALL CHRISTIANS. I don't think they'll take time to distinguish between denominations. It's sorta how most people jump to the conclusion that any muslim with a…